Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donald Lee ALSTON, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-12-14
Citations: 257 F. App'x 616
Docket Number: No. 07-4370
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Donald Lee ALSTON, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: Before WILKINSON, MICHAEL, and KING, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 257
Pages: 616–617

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Donald Lee ALSTON, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 07-4370.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Nov. 30, 2007.
Decided: Dec. 14, 2007.
Thomas P. McNamara, Federal Public Defender, Stephen C. Gordon, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Anne Margaret Hayes, Banumathi Rangarajan, Assistant United States Attorneys, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.
Before WILKINSON, MICHAEL, and KING, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Donald Lee Alston appeals the sentence of thirty-six months imposed upon revocation of his supervised release. Because we conclude that the sentence is not plainly unreasonable, we affirm.
Alston's supervision began in January 2005. He was subsequently convicted on state charges and sentenced to 120 days in state custody. His probation officer moved for revocation of release on the ground that Alston had violated a condition of release by engaging in criminal conduct. At a hearing, Alston admitted that he had committed the violation. His attorney argued that Alston's age, work experience, clean drug record, and educational level were grounds for a lenient sentence. The district court expressed its surprise that Alston received only 120 days for the state offense. The court revoked Alston's release and sentenced him to thirty-six months in prison, within the recommended guideline range of thirty to thirty-seven months.
We will affirm a sentence imposed after revocation of supervised release if it is within the applicable statutory range and not plainly unreasonable. United States v. Crudup, 461 F.3d 433, 439-40 (4th Cir.2006), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 127 S.Ct. 1813, 167 L.Ed.2d 325 (2007). Alston contends that his sentence is plainly unreasonable because it was designed to punish new criminal conduct, which the district court felt had been inadequately sanctioned by the State of North Carolina. We note that Alston's contention is pure speculation; the district court never stated that the term of imprisonment was intended as punishment for the state offense. Having reviewed the record, we conclude that the sentence is not plainly unreasonable.
We therefore affirm. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately set forth in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED.