United States v. Iesha Armstrong ( 2021 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 20-7576
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
IESHA NICOLE ARMSTRONG,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt.
Theodore D. Chuang, District Judge. (8:16-cr-00601-TDC-1)
Submitted: December 17, 2021 Decided: December 29, 2021
Before KING and DIAZ, Circuit Judges, and SHEDD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curium opinion.
Iesha Nicole Armstrong, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Iesha Nicole Armstrong appeals the district court’s orders denying her motion for
compassionate release pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A), as amended by the First Step
Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-391, § 603(b)(1), 132 Stat. 5194, 5239, and denying her
second motion for compassionate release, which the court construed as a motion for
reconsideration. We review the denial of a motion for compassionate release for abuse
of discretion. United States v. Kibble, 992 F.3d 326, 329 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 142 S. Ct.
383 (2021). Upon review, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion
in denying Armstrong’s motions based on its consideration of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)
factors. See United States v. High, 997 F.3d 181, 187 (4th Cir. 2021). Accordingly, we
deny Armstrong’s motion for appointment of counsel and 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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