United States v. Cotton

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Tracie D. Cotton appeals the district court’s1 order sentencing her to 46 months’ imprisonment upon revocation of her supervised release. Cotton argues that because the sentence exceeded the range recommended by U.S.S.G. § 7B1.4, the district court erred by orally stating the reasons for the sentence imposed, rather than writing them in an order. She also contends that the sentence imposed was unreasonable. We affirm the sentence imposed by the district court.

Cotton was convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in 2000 and sentenced to 168 months in…