United States v. Angela J. Tilford

Angela J. Tilford violated several terms of her supervised release. The district court * revoked Tilford’s supervised release and sentenced her to twenty-four months in prison, the maximum allowed under 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)(3), even though the policy statement in U.S.S.G. § 7B1.4(a) advised a sentence of eight to fourteen months. Tilford appeals arguing the district abused its discretion in exceeding the recommended Guidelines range.

The policy statements in chapter 7 of the Sentencing Guidelines are merely advisory, but district courts must consider the poliey statements when sentencing a…