United States v. Thomas Clifton

PER CURIAM: *

Thomas Wayne Clifton appeals the 48-month sentence he received following the revocation of his supervised release. He argues that his plea, pursuant to North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25, 37, 91 S.Ct. 160, 27 L.Ed.2d 162 (1970), to a Mississippi rape charge was insufficient evidence that he violated the mandatory condition of his supervised release that he not commit another federal, state, or local offense.

A district court may revoke a defendant’s supervised release if it finds by a preponderance of the evidence that he has violated a condition of his release. United States…