Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael THORNSBURY, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2015-03-19
Citations: 598 F. App'x 182
Docket Number: No. 14-4498
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael THORNSBURY, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before MOTZ, SHEDD and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 598
Pages: 182–183

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael THORNSBURY, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 14-4498.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Feb. 24, 2015.
Decided: March 19, 2015.
John H. Tinney, Jr., Tinney Law Firm, PLLC, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellant. R. Booth Goodwin II, United States Attorney, Steven R. Ruby, Assistant United States Attorney, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellee.
Before MOTZ, SHEDD and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Michael Thornsbury pled guilty, pursuant to a plea agreement, to conspiracy against civil rights, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 241 (2012). Prior to sentencing, Thornsbury objected to the description of the relevant conduct in the presentence report (PSR) and to the application of the four-level enhancement for his role as an organizer or leader of the criminal activity. See U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 8B1.1(a) (2013). At sentencing, however, Thornsbury unequivocally stated that he had no objections to the PSR. The district court sentenced Thornsbury to 50 months' imprisonment, an upward variance from the advisory Sentencing Guidelines range. On appeal, Thornsbury attempts to resurrect the arguments he abandoned in the district court. We affirm.
"[Wjaiver is the intentional relinquishment or abandonment of a known right." United States v. Olano, 507 U.S. 725, 733, 113 S.Ct. 1770, 123 L.Ed.2d 508 (1993) (internal quotation marks omitted). "A party who identifies an issue, and then explicitly withdraws it, has waived the issue," and the waived issue "is not renewable on appeal, even for plain error." United States v. Robinson, 744 F.3d 293, 298 (4th Cir.) (internal quotation marks omitted), cert. denied, — U.S. —, 135 S.Ct. 225, 190 L.Ed.2d 170 (2014).
We conclude that, because Thornsbury abandoned his- objections to the PSR, he has waived appellate review of his challenge to the relevant conduct determination and the propriety of the four-level enhancement for his leadership role. Accordingly, we affirm the district court's judgment. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED.