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UNITED STATES v. THOMPSON

No. 91-1012 Non-Argument Calendar.

976 F.2d 1380 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alvis Tyrone THOMPSON, a/k/a Michael A. Blair, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 5, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur J. Madden, III, Madden & Soto, Mobile, Ala., for defendant-appellant.

Donna E. Barrow, Ginny S. Granade, U.S. Attorney's Office, Mobile, Ala., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TJOFLAT, Chief Judge, KRAVITCH and EDMONDSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This appeal presents the question of the weight a district judge must give to the United States Sentencing Commission's policy statements relating to the revocation of supervised release. Specifically, do these policy statements constitute binding authority or are they merely advisory? Following the lead of the Third, Fifth, and Sixth Circuits, see United States v. Blackston, 940 F.2d 877, 893 (3d Cir.), cert...

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