Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Henri ROCHA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-01-25
Citations: 164 F. App'x 481
Docket Number: No. 04-10955
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Henri ROCHA, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before BARKSDALE, STEWART and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 164
Pages: 481–482

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Henri ROCHA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 04-10955.
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided Jan. 25, 2006.
Susan B. Cowger, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Douglas A. Morris, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before BARKSDALE, STEWART and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Henri Rocha pleaded guilty in the Western District of Texas to possession with intent to distribute marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and was sentenced to 10 months in prison and two years of supervised release. His supervised release term commenced in August 2003 but was revoked in July 2004. The district court imposed a revocation sentence of 24 months. Rocha now appeals, contending that the sentence is unlawful.
Rocha's 24-month sentence is the maximum term of imprisonment that may be imposed upon revocation of a term of supervised release from a Class D felony. See 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)(3). The Government contends that Rocha's underlying marijuana offense was a Class D felony, but Rocha argues, based on his 10-month underlying sentence, that it was a Class A misdemeanor, or, at most, a Class E felony. There is nothing properly in the record from which we may determine the classification of Rocha's offense, which is necessary to determine the maximum authorized revocation sentence. See 18 U.S.C. § 3559(a), 3583(e). The Government has supplemented the record with the Statement of Reasons from Rocha's underlying judgment, but this document does not indicate the statutory maximum sentence for Rocha's offense from which the classification under 18 U.S.C. § 3559(a) may be inferred. We note also that the district court did not discuss at the revocation sentencing the classification of Rocha's underlying offense or the suggested sentencing guideline range.
Given the lack of clarity in the record, we REMAND to the district court for the limited purpose of making findings as to Rocha's offense of conviction, i.e. what provision of 21 U.S.C. § 841(b) supported the conviction, the statutory maximum sentence, and the classification of the underlying offense. See Fed. R.App. P. 10(e)(2)(C). This court retains jurisdiction of the appeal during the pendency of the limited remand. See Wheeler v. City of Columbus, 686 F.2d 1144, 1154 (5th Cir.1982).
LIMITED REMAND.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.