United States v. Delaqui Carter ( 2021 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 21-6701
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
DELAQUI O’JMAR CARTER, a/k/a Roosevelt,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at
Columbia. Mary G. Lewis, District Judge. (3:18-cr-00677-MGL-5)
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Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Delaqui O’Jmar Carter, Appellant Pro Se. Benjamin Neale Garner, OFFICE OF THE
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Delaqui O’Jmar Carter appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for
compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i), as amended by the First Step
Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-391, § 603(b)(1), 132 Stat. 5194, 5239. After reviewing the
record, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Carter’s
motion for compassionate release. See United States v. Kibble, 992 F.3d 326, 329 (4th
Cir.) (stating standard of review), cert. denied, 142 S. Ct. 383 (2021); see also United States
v. High, 997 F.3d 181, 189 (4th Cir. 2021) (affirming district court order denying
compassionate release where “[t]he court’s rationale . . . was both rational and legitimate
under [18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)]” and “the court sufficiently explained its denial to allow for
meaningful appellate review” (internal quotation marks omitted)). Accordingly, we affirm
the district court’s judgment. United States v. Carter, No. 3:18-cr-00677-MGL-5 (D.S.C.
Apr. 20, 2021). 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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