Opinion
319-cr-403-MOC-DCK
02-26-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ELEONEL CASTREJON GARCIA, Defendant.
ORDER
MAX O. COGBURN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
THIS MATTER is before the Court on Defendant's Motion to Appoint Counsel and for a Sentence Reduction under USSC Amendment 821. (Doc. 234).
Defendant's motion to appoint counsel is denied at this time, as he has no constitutional right to counsel in assisting him with filing a post-conviction motion to vacate or reduce sentence, and Defendant has not set forth any exceptional circumstances warranting appointment of counsel. See Pennsylvania v. Finley, 481 U.S. 551, 5541987; Hunt v. Nuth, 57 F.3d 1327, 1340 4th Cir. 1995.
Furthermore, it appears that Defendant is ineligible for a sentence reduction under Amendment 821. Nevertheless, the Court will require the Government to respond to the motion.
ORDER
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that within 20 days the Government shall file a response to Defendant's Motion for a Sentence Reduction under USSC Amendment 821. No. THIS MATTER is before the Court on Defendant's Motion to Appoint Counsel and for a Sentence Reduction under USSC Amendment 821. (Doc. 234).