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United States v. Rhymer

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Oct 21, 2022
No. 22-6394 (4th Cir. Oct. 21, 2022)

Opinion

22-6394

10-21-2022

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROY ALANZO RHYMER, III, Defendant-Appellant.

Roy Alanzo Rhymer, III, Appellant Pro Se.


UNPUBLISHED

Submitted: October 18, 2022

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at Greensboro. William L. Osteen, Jr., District Judge. (1:19-cr-00427-WO-1)

Roy Alanzo Rhymer, III, Appellant Pro Se.

Before WYNN and THACKER, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM.

Roy Alanzo Rhymer, III, appeals the district court's order denying his motion for compassionate release pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A), as amended by the First Step Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-391, 132 Stat. 5194. We review the district court's order for abuse of discretion. See United States v. Kibble, 992 F.3d 326, 329 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 142 S.Ct. 383 (2021). A district court abuses its discretion when it "acts arbitrarily or irrationally, . . . fails to consider judicially recognized factors constraining its exercise of discretion, . . . relies on erroneous factual or legal premises, or . . . commits an error of law." United States v. High, 997 F.3d 181, 187 (4th Cir. 2021) (cleaned up). After reviewing the record in this case, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in weighing the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors and concluding they did not support granting Rhymer's motion. Therefore, we affirm the district court's order. 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. Rhymer

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Oct 21, 2022
No. 22-6394 (4th Cir. Oct. 21, 2022)
Case details for

United States v. Rhymer

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROY ALANZO RHYMER, III…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Oct 21, 2022

Citations

No. 22-6394 (4th Cir. Oct. 21, 2022)