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United States v. Garner

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Jul 23, 2021
No. 21-6320 (4th Cir. Jul. 23, 2021)

Opinion

21-6320

07-23-2021

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. CALVIN COLWETH GARNER, JR., a/k/a Spoke, Defendant-Appellant.

Calvin Colweth Garner, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Kristine L. Fritz, Assistant United States Attorney, Jennifer P. May-Parker, Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.


UNPUBLISHED

Submitted: July 20, 2021

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Greenville. Terrence W. Boyle, District Judge. (4:10-cr-00079-BO-1)

Calvin Colweth Garner, Jr., Appellant Pro Se.

Kristine L. Fritz, Assistant United States Attorney, Jennifer P. May-Parker, Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Before WILKINSON, AGEE, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM.

Calvin Colweth Garner, Jr., appeals from the district court's order granting relief on his motion for a sentence reduction pursuant to Section 404(b) of the First Step Act of 2018 (FSA 2018), Pub. L. No. 115-391, 132 Stat. 5194, 5222. We have reviewed the record and conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in reducing Garner's prison term. See United States v. Jackson, 952 F.3d 492, 497, 502 (4th Cir. 2020) (reviewing decision on FSA 2018 sentence reduction motion for abuse of discretion). Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. United States v. Garner, No. 4:10-cr-00079-BO-1 (E.D. N.C. Feb. 16, 2021). We deny Garner's motion to seal as he must present such a motion in the district court. See 4th Cir. R. 25(c)(2)(A). 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.

Although the district court granted Garner's motion, the reduction granted by the district court did not reduce his sentence to the full extent he requested.

AFFIRMED


Summaries of

United States v. Garner

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Jul 23, 2021
No. 21-6320 (4th Cir. Jul. 23, 2021)
Case details for

United States v. Garner

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. CALVIN COLWETH GARNER…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Jul 23, 2021

Citations

No. 21-6320 (4th Cir. Jul. 23, 2021)