US v. Larry Whitfield, No. 13-4454 (4th Cir. 2013)
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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 13-4454 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff Appellee, v. LARRY WHITFIELD, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Charlotte. Richard L. Voorhees, District Judge. (3:00-cr-00191-RLV-2) Submitted: November 21, 2013 Decided: November 25, 2013 Before KING, DUNCAN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Matthew Collin Joseph, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellant. Anne M. Tompkins, United States Attorney, Courtney J. Bumpers, Assistant United States Attorney, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Larry judgment Whitfield revoking his appeals from supervised forty-six-month sentence. the district release and court s imposing a Whitfield argues that the district court erred in concluding that he violated the terms of his supervised release by distributing marijuana. He contends that there was not a preponderance of the evidence demonstrating that the substance was marijuana, and even if it was marijuana, that Whitfield was involved in distribution, instead of mere possession. We review for an abuse of discretion a district court s judgment revoking supervised release and imposing a term of imprisonment. United States v. Pregent, 190 F.3d 279, 282 (4th Cir. 1999); United States v. Copley, 978 F.2d 829, 831 (4th Cir. 1992). condition evidence. 831. The district court need only find a violation of a of supervised release by a preponderance of the 18 U.S.C. ยง 3583(e)(3) (2012); Copley, 978 F.2d at In this case, we conclude that the revocation did not amount to an abuse of discretion, because Whitfield s confession to distribution and possession of marijuana was corroborated by the evidence of distribution found at his house, including a digital scale Whitfield s and baggies. residence was Although not analyzed the by substance a found laboratory, in the officers testified that, based on their experience and training, 2 the substance looked and smelled like marijuana and was stored in a suspicious place in the kitchen. We therefore conclude that the court did not clearly err in finding a Class A felony. We affirm the judgment. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED 3
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