United States v. Joshua Joyce

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 20-7042
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
JOSHUA MCKAYE JOYCE,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Norfolk. Arenda L. Wright Allen, District Judge. (2:17-cr-00103-AWA-DEM-1)
Submitted: July 30, 2021 Decided: August 3, 2021
Before KING and AGEE, Circuit Judges, and SHEDD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Joshua McKaye Joyce, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Joshua McKay Joyce appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for
compassionate release under 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. After reviewing the
record, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion
for compassionate release. See United States v. Kibble, 992 F.3d 326, 329 (4th Cir. 2021)
(stating standard of review). Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district
court. United States v. Joyce, No. 2:17-cr-00103-AWA-DEM-1 (E.D. Va. July 1, 2020).
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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