United States v. Sinclair Ellis, Jr. ( 2021 )

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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 21-7123
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
SINCLAIR ELLIS, JR.,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore.
George L. Russell, III, District Judge. (1:16-cr-00515-GLR-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Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Sinclair Ellis, Jr., Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
Sinclair Ellis, Jr., appeals the district court’s order denying his 18 U.S.C.
§ 3582(c)(1)(A)(i) motion for compassionate release. We review a district court’s denial
of a compassionate release motion for abuse of discretion. United States v. Kibble, 992
F.3d 326, 329 (4th Cir. 2021), cert. denied, No. 21-5624, 2021 WL 4733616 (U.S. Oct. 12,
2021). We have reviewed the record and conclude that the court did not abuse its discretion
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
compassionate release motion). We therefore affirm the district court’s order. 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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