USA v. Carla Wilson
Filing
UNPUBLISHED OPINION FILED. [16-60735 Affirmed ] Judge: PEH , Judge: EHJ , Judge: JES Mandate pull date is 09/05/2017 for Appellant Carla Wilson [16-60735]
Case: 16-60735
Document: 00514116724
Page: 1
Date Filed: 08/15/2017
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 16-60735
Summary Calendar
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
August 15, 2017
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
CARLA WILSON,
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Mississippi
USDC No. 2:09-CR-1-1
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, JONES, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
Carla Wilson appeals the 12-month prison term imposed on the
revocation of her second term of supervised release on her guilty plea
conviction for money laundering. See 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e). We affirm.
Pretermitting the standard of review, because Wilson cannot prevail
under any standard, we conclude that there is no merit to her claim that the
district court violated her due process rights by failing to disclose to her the
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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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.
*
Case: 16-60735
Document: 00514116724
Page: 2
Date Filed: 08/15/2017
No. 16-60735
contents of a confidential report by the probation office. See United States v.
Rodriguez, 523 F.3d 519, 525 (5th Cir. 2008); see also United States v. Puckett,
556 U.S. 129, 134, 135 (2009); United States v. Sierra-Hernandez, 192 F.3d 501,
503 (5th Cir. 1999). Our review of the record convinces us that the district
court selected Wilson’s sentence before the report was prepared, although the
sentence was not announced until after the report’s preparation, and that the
sentence was based on her pre-revocation violations only.
Also, we are
unpersuaded by Wilson’s contention that the district court deferred sentencing
so that it could consider her post-revocation conduct; the delay was granted
solely so that Wilson might be available to assist her daughter, who was about
to give birth.
Thus, Wilson’s sentence is not “based upon erroneous and
material information” and does not violate due process.
United States v.
Tobias, 662 F.2d 381, 388 (5th Cir. 1981).
Again pretermitting the standard of review, because Wilson cannot
prevail under the plain error standard or under the less restrictive plainly
unreasonable standard ordinarily applicable to revocation sentences, we reject
her claim that the revocation sentence is unreasonable. See Rodriguez, 523
F.3d at 525; see also Puckett, 556 U.S. at 134; United States v. Miller, 634 F.3d
841, 843 (5th Cir. 2011). Wilson’s 12-month sentence, although exceeding the
guidelines policy statement range, is below the 24-month statutory maximum
and thus legal. See United States v. McKinney, 520 F.3d 425, 427 (5th Cir.
2008). We routinely uphold revocation sentences above the advisory range but
within the statutory maximum. See United States v. Whitelaw, 580 F.3d 256,
265 (5th Cir. 2009). In view of Wilson’s multiple violations of supervised
release, we discern no infirmity in the sentence and therefore do not disturb it.
See Miller, 634 F.3d at 843.
AFFIRMED.
2
Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia.
Why Is My Information Online?