United States v. Raoul Lafond

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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-6731
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
RAOUL LAFOND, a/k/a Fletcher Busbee, a/k/a Chris Lafond, a/k/a Jim, a/k/a Jamaican
Jim, a/k/a Derrick Burch, a/k/a Ronald Elie, a/k/a Ronald Ely,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at
Greensboro. Catherine C. Eagles, District Judge. (6:96-cr-00212-CCE-1)
Submitted: December 20, 2022 Decided: December 27, 2022
Before NIEMEYER and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Raoul Lafond, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
Raoul Lafond appeals from the district court’s order denying his motion for
appointment of counsel and denying relief on his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion for a
sentence reduction. “We review a district court’s decision [whether] to reduce a sentence
under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) for abuse of discretion and its ruling as to the scope of its
legal authority under § 3582(c)(2) de novo.” United States v. Mann, 709 F.3d 301, 304
(4th Cir. 2013). Our review of the record reveals no error. The court clearly understood
its authority to reduce Lafond’s sentence but declined to grant a reduction based on its
review of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors.
Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. United States v. Lafond, No. 6:96-
cr-00212-CCE-1 (M.D.N.C. June 10, 2022). 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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