HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
The sole issue raised on this appeal is whether the district court was correct in its assessment that it was required to sentence Douglas Paul Pierce to a prison term of fourteen months when it found that he possessed a controlled substance during his supervised release. We hold that the district court erred and remand for resentencing.
I.
In May 1995, Pierce was sentenced to a term of eighteen-months imprisonment and a three...
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