Opinion ID: 707567
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Heading: redmond's sentence and the chapter 7 policy recommendations in the sentencing guidelines

Text: 11 Redmond further argues that the district court is bound by Chapter 7 of the sentencing guidelines, which recommends a three to nine month prison term for a violation such as his. This argument was directly rejected in Forrester, 19 F.3d at 484. In Forrester, the court held that although the district court is required to consider the policy recommendations of Chapter 7, it is not bound by them if the recommendation conflicts with Sec. 3565(a)(2). Id. Thus, although Chapter 7 recommended a prison term of three to nine months for the defendant in that case when his probation was revoked, the district court could impose instead the thirty-three month prison sentence initially available to the court before departing downward to impose a term of probation, pursuant to Sec. 3565(a)(2). Here, as in Forrester, the district court could properly impose a sentence of thirty-three months on Redmond when it revoked his probation, even though Chapter 7 recommends a three to nine month prison term. 12