Opinion
21-6707 21-7538
12-12-2022
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. CHRISTOPHER JERMAINE TAYLOR, a/k/a Phoenix, a/k/a C-Murda, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. CHRISTOPHER JERMAINE TAYLOR, a/k/a Phoenix, a/k/a C-Murda, Defendant-Appellant.
Christopher Jermaine Taylor, Appellant Pro Se.
UNPUBLISHED
Submitted: November 28, 2022
Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, at Huntington. Robert C. Chambers, District Judge. (3:15-cr-00009-1)
Christopher Jermaine Taylor, Appellant Pro Se.
Before AGEE and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM
Christopher Jermaine Taylor appeals the district court's orders denying his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) motions for compassionate release, motions for reconsideration, and motions for an evidentiary hearing. We have reviewed the record and find no abuse of discretion in the district court's denial of compassionate release and reconsideration based on the court's conclusion that Taylor failed to demonstrate extraordinary and compelling reasons warranting his release. See United States v. Kibble, 992 F.3d 326, 329 (4th Cir.) (stating standard of review), cert. denied, 142 S.Ct. 383 (2021). Nor do we find any abuse of discretion in the district court's denial of Taylor's motions for an evidentiary hearing. See Richardson v. Kornegay, 3 F.4th 687, 695 (4th Cir. 2021) (stating standard of review for denial of evidentiary hearing in federal habeas corpus proceeding). Accordingly, we affirm. United States v. Taylor, No. 3:15-cr-00009-1 (S.D. W.Va. Apr. 21, 2021, Aug. 2, 2021, Aug. 30, 2021, Sept. 16, 2021 &Oct. 15, 2021). 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.