United States v. Ryan Melvin ( 2021 )


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  •                                     UNPUBLISHED
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
    No. 21-7331
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
    Plaintiff - Appellee,
    v.
    RYAN MELVIN,
    Defendant - Appellant.
    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
    Newport News. Raymond A. Jackson, District Judge. (4:16-cr-00056-RAJ-LRL-1)
    Submitted: December 21, 2021                                Decided: December 27, 2021
    Before KING and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit
    Judge.
    Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
    Ryan Melvin, Appellant Pro Se.
    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
    PER CURIAM:
    Ryan Melvin appeals the district court’s orders denying his 
    18 U.S.C. § 3582
    (c)(1)(A) motion for compassionate release and denying reconsideration.            We
    review a district court’s order granting or denying a compassionate release motion for
    abuse of discretion. See United States v. Kibble, 
    992 F.3d 326
    , 329 (4th Cir. 2021), cert.
    denied, 
    142 S. Ct. 383
     (2021). We have reviewed the record and conclude that the court
    did not abuse its discretion. The court denied Melvin’s motion after discussing the
    applicable 
    18 U.S.C. § 3553
    (a) factors and sufficiently explained the reasons for the denial.
    See United States v. High, 
    997 F.3d 181
    , 188-91 (4th Cir. 2021) (discussing amount of
    explanation required for denial of straightforward compassionate release motion). We
    therefore affirm the district court’s orders. We dispense with oral argument because the
    facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and
    argument would not aid the decisional process.
    AFFIRMED
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Document Info

Docket Number: 7331-21

Filed Date: 12/27/2021

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 12/28/2021