United States v. Corey Duggins ( 2020 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 20-6827
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
COREY NICOLAS DUGGINS,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at
Raleigh. Louise W. Flanagan, District Judge. (5:09-cr-00210-FL-1)
Submitted: September 22, 2020 Decided: September 25, 2020
Before NIEMEYER, KEENAN, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Corey Nicolas Duggins, Appellant Pro Se. Jennifer P. May-Parker, Assistant United States
Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina,
for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Corey Nicolas Duggins appeals the district court’s order granting in part and
denying in part his motion for a sentence reduction under § 404 of the First Step Act of
2018 (“First Step Act”), Pub. L. No. 115-391, 132 Stat. 5194. Although the court found
Duggins eligible for relief and reduced his term of supervised release accordingly, the court
exercised its discretion not to reduce his term of imprisonment. In so doing, the court
accurately described the record; considered Duggins’ new Sentencing Guidelines range,
the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors, and Duggins’ arguments for a reduction; and explained its
reasons for denying the motion. We conclude that the district court did not abuse its
discretion in denying Duggins’ motion and affirm the court’s judgment. See United States
v. Jackson, 952 F.3d 492, 495-97 (4th Cir. 2020) (reviewing decision on First Step Act
motion for abuse of discretion). We deny Duggins’ motions for appointment of counsel.
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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