Opinion
21-7163
02-18-2022
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STEVEN Z. RAST, Defendant-Appellant.
Steven Z. Rast, Appellant Pro Se.
UNPUBLISHED
Submitted: January 31, 2022
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Greenville. Donald C. Coggins, Jr., District Judge. (6:02-cr-00948-DCC-1; 7:03-cr-00429-DCC-1)
Steven Z. Rast, Appellant Pro Se.
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and MOTZ and KING, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM.
Steven Z. Rast appeals the district court's order denying his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i) motion for compassionate release. We review a district court's denial of a compassionate release motion for abuse of discretion. United States v. Kibble, 992 F.3d 326, 329 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 142 S.Ct. 383 (2021). We have reviewed the record and conclude that the court did not abuse its discretion and sufficiently explained the reasons for the denial. See United States v. High, 997 F.3d 181, 188-91 (4th Cir. 2021) (discussing amount of explanation required for denial of compassionate release motion). We therefore affirm the district court's order and deny Rast's motion for appointment of counsel. 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.