United States v. Pickrell

PER CURIAM: * James Pickrell appeals the 24-month sentence he received following the revocation of his supervised release. He argues that the sentence, in combination with his original 48-month sentence, exceeds the 60-month statutory maximum for his underlying 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) offense. He further urges that the sentence following revocation was based on facts not determined by a jury or admitted by him and thus violates Blakely v. Washington, — U.S. —, 124 S.Ct. 2531, 159 L.Ed.2d 403 (2004). Piekrell’s claim fails. On its face, Blakely has no application to supervised-release proceedings. Id. at 2537-43; see United States v. Marmolejo, 915 F.2d 981, 983 (5th Cir.1990). The case does not present a sentencing guidelines issue and, even if it did, this court has held that Blakely does not apply to the sentencing guidelines. See U.S.S.G. Ch. 7, Pt. A, 11; United States v. Pineiro, 377 F.3d 464, 465-66 (5th Cir.2004), petition for cert. filed, (U.S. July 14, 2004) (No. 04-5263). Finally, contrary to his assertion, Pickrell’s sentence did not exceed the statutory maximum. See 18 U.S.C. § 3559(a)(4), § 3583(b)(2) and (e)(3); United States v. Celestine, 905 F.2d 59, 60-61 (5th Cir.1990). Accordingly, the district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED. Footnotes [*] Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.