United States v. Stacy Threatt ( 2024 )

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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 24-6263
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
STACY ARTHANIEL THREATT,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at
Charlotte. Frank D. Whitney, District Judge. (3:06-cr-00417-FDW-1)
Submitted: November 14, 2024 Decided: November 18, 2024
Before THACKER and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Stacy Arthaniel Threatt, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
Stacy Arthaniel Threatt appeals the district court’s order denying his second 18
U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) motion for compassionate release, as amended and supplemented.
Upon review of the record, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion
in determining that sentencing relief was not warranted. See United States v. Bethea, 54
F.4th 826, 831, 834 (4th Cir. 2022) (noting standard of review, determinations district court
must make before granting motion, and guideposts for assessing whether district court has
abused its discretion in considering 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors). Specifically, the court
accurately recounted Threatt’s arguments in favor of a reduction, explained its rationale
for rejecting those arguments, and alternatively denied relief based on the § 3553(a) factors
it deemed the most significant, to wit: the serious and violent nature of the underlying
criminal conduct and Threatt’s extensive criminal history.
Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. United States v. Threatt, No. 3:06-
cr-00417-FDW-1 (W.D.N.C. Oct. 4, 2023). 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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