Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tracy LYNCH, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-02-09
Citations: 86 F. App'x 636
Docket Number: No. 03-4440
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Tracy LYNCH, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 86
Pages: 636–637

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Tracy LYNCH, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 03-4440.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted Jan. 29, 2004.
Decided Feb. 9, 2004.
Thomas P. McNamara, Federal Public Defender, Edwin C. Walker, First Assistant Federal Public Defender, Jeanette Doran Brooks, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Frank D. Whitney, United States Attorney, Anne M. Hayes, Christine Witcover Dean, 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Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Tracy Maurice Lynch appeals from the district court's order revoking his supervised release and imposing a twenty-four-month sentence. Lynch contends that the sentence imposed by the district court is clearly unreasonable. Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm.
Lynch challenges the length of the sentence, which exceeded the three-to-nine month range suggested by the Sentencing Guidelines. See U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 7B1.4(a) (2002). The sentencing ranges in Chapter 7 of the Sentencing Guidelines are not binding on the sentencing court. United States v. Davis, 53 F.3d 638, 640-41 (4th Cir.1995). Rather, upon finding a violation, the district court may revoke supervised release and resentence the defendant to any sentence within the statutory maximum for the original offense. 18 U.S.C. § 3565(a) (2000); United States v. Schaefer, 120 F.3d 505, 507 (4th Cir.1997). Because the district court imposed a sentence within the statutory maximum for Lynch's original offenses, 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(c)(1) (West 2000 & Supp.2003); 21 U.S.C. § 846 (2000), we find no abuse of discretion. See USSG § 7B1.4, comment, (n.4) (stating that sentence above suggested range may be warranted "[w]here the original sentence was the result of a downward departure."). Accordingly, we affirm Lynch's sentence. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED