The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment regarding a supervised release revocation sentence. The appellate court found no plain error in the district court's explanation of the imposed sentence.
Background
Quinnardo Gates appealed his twenty-four-month, within-guidelines sentence imposed after the revocation of his supervised release. The appeal originated from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.
The court’s reasoning
The court addressed Gates’s argument that the district court plainly erred by failing to provide an adequate explanation for the sentence. Citing Rita versus United States and United States versus Coto-Mendoza, the court concluded that Gates could not demonstrate plain error in the district court’s explanation.
What it means going forward
The judgment of the district court is affirmed, leaving the twenty-four-month sentence in place.
