United States v. Cameron

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  Plaintiff-Appellee, v.  No. 02-4527 MIRON H. CAMERON, Defendant-Appellant.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Terrence W. Boyle, Chief District Judge. (CR-98-6-BO) Submitted: February 12, 2003 Decided: March 11, 2003 Before NIEMEYER, LUTTIG, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. COUNSEL Thomas P. McNamara, Federal Public Defender, Edwin C. Walker, First Assistant Federal Public Defender, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Frank D. Whitney, United States Attorney, Anne M. Hayes, Assistant United States Attorney, Christine Witcover Dean, Assistant United States Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appel- lee. 2 UNITED STATES v. CAMERON Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). OPINION PER CURIAM: Miron H. Cameron appeals the thirty-month custodial sentence the district court imposed after revoking his supervised release. Cameron contends his sentence is unreasonable as it exceeded the eight-to- fourteen month sentence suggested under U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 7B1.4, p.s. (2000). We affirm. Our review of the record reveals no abuse of discretion by the dis- trict court in imposing Cameron’s sentence. See United States v. Davis, 53 F.3d 638, 642 (4th Cir. 1995) (providing standard of review). The district court was presented with the nature and extent of Cameron’s violations, the worksheet providing the recommended sentencing range of § 7B1.4(a), and the three-year maximum sen- tence. In light of the fact that the district court was perfectly within its province to depart from that recommended range in light of its prior decision to depart downward based on Cameron’s prior substan- tial assistance, see § 7B1.4, comment. (n.4), we reject Cameron’s argument. Accordingly, we affirm Cameron’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