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United States v. Coleman

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Jun 30, 2020
No. 19-7878 (4th Cir. Jun. 30, 2020)

Opinion

No. 19-7878

06-30-2020

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. PAUL BERNARD COLEMAN, Defendant - Appellant.

Paul Bernard Coleman, Appellant Pro Se.


UNPUBLISHED

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond. M. Hannah Lauck, District Judge. (3:09-cr-00207-MHL-1) Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, WILKINSON and RICHARDSON Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Paul Bernard Coleman, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Paul Bernard Coleman appeals the district court's order denying his motions for a sentence reduction under § 404 of the First Step Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-391, 132 Stat. 5194, 5222, for clarification of his sentence under Fed. R. Crim. P. 36, and for reconsideration. The district court correctly explained that, under § 404(c) of the First Step Act, Coleman was not eligible for relief because his sentence was imposed under or reduced in accordance with the amendments made by sections 2 and 3 of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010. The district court also correctly explained why United States v. Wirsing, 943 F.3d 175 (4th Cir. 2019), did not provide any basis for reconsideration of its decision denying relief under the First Step Act. Finally, the district court correctly denied Coleman's motion to clarify his sentence under Fed. R. Crim. P. 36.

We therefore affirm the district court's judgment. 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


Summaries of

United States v. Coleman

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Jun 30, 2020
No. 19-7878 (4th Cir. Jun. 30, 2020)
Case details for

United States v. Coleman

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. PAUL BERNARD COLEMAN…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Jun 30, 2020

Citations

No. 19-7878 (4th Cir. Jun. 30, 2020)