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discussed Cited as authority (rule) John Hershel Turner v. United States
6th Cir. · 1996 · confidence medium
The circumstances are analogous to those found in United States v. Jones, 24 F.3d 1544, 1545 (6th Cir.1994), in which this court upheld the imposition of a three-year term of supervised release following the defendant's conviction for a Class D felony which did not expressly mandate the imposition of supervised release. 7 Moreover, supervised release terms have been affirmed on appeal by this circuit and others for those found guilty of bankruptcy fraud, although the district court's authority to impose supervised release for a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 152 was not directly challenged in those…
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4th Cir. · 1998 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Jones, 24 F.3d 1544, 1545 (6th Cir. 1994); United States v. Corey, 999 F.2d 493, 496 (10th Cir. 1993); United States v. Robertson, 901 F.2d 733, 734 (9th Cir. 1990).
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UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Joseph B. JONES, Defendant-Appellant
93-6179.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Jun 1, 1994.
24 F.3d 1544
Stuart J. Canale, Asst. U.S. Atty., Memphis, TN (briefed), for plaintiff-appellee., Robert C. Brooks, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Memphis, TN (briefed), for defendant-appellant.
Ryan, Norris, Krupansky.
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ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.

Defendant, Joseph Jones, contends in this appeal that the district court erred when it sentenced him to a term of supervised release in connection with his violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c), carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking offense. Defendant entered a plea of guilty to the firearms charge and the district court sentenced him to five years’ imprisonment and three years of supervised release.

Defendant correctly points out that 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) does not explicitly provide for a term of supervised release.

However, possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime is punishable by imprisonment for five years, under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1). Any offense punishable by imprisonment for five to ten years is classified as a Class D felony. 18 U.S.C. § 3559(a)(4). A district court is authorized to include in a sentence for a Class D felony a term of supervised release after imprisonment for not more than three years. 18 U.S.C. § 3583(a), (b)(2).

Several of our sister circuits have concluded that 18 U.S.C. § 3583(a) authorizes a district court to impose a term of supervised release as part of the sentence for violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). United States v. Watkins, 14 F.3d 414, 415 (8th Cir.1994); United States v. Allison, 986 F.2d 896, 897 (5th Cir.1993); United States v. Maxwell, 966 F.2d 545, 550 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, - U.S. -, 113 S.Ct. 826, 121 L.Ed.2d 697 (1992); United States v. Robertson, 901 F.2d 733, 735 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 962, 111 S.Ct. 395, 112 L.Ed.2d 405 (1990).

Accordingly, defendant’s sentence is AFFIRMED.