United States v. Shareef Williams

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 20-7554
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
SHAREEF WILLIAMS,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Florence.
R. Bryan Harwell, Chief District Judge. (4:17-cr-00465-RBH-1)
Submitted: July 22, 2021 Decided: August 2, 2021
Before MOTZ, KING, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Shareef Williams, Appellant Pro Se. Justin William Holloway, Assistant United States
Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Greenville, South Carolina,
for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Shareef Williams, a federal prisoner, appeals from the district court’s order denying
his 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.
Upon review of the record, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion
in ruling that the pertinent 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors weighed against compassionate
release. See United States v. High, 997 F.3d 181, 188-91 (4th Cir. 2021). Accordingly, we
affirm. 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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