Opinion
22-6795
12-20-2022
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROBERT HAMPTON TAYLOR, Defendant-Appellant.
Robert Hampton Taylor, Appellant Pro Se. John Parks Newby, Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.
UNPUBLISHED
Submitted: December 15, 2022
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. James C. Dever III, District Judge. (5:07-cr-00324-D-1)
Robert Hampton Taylor, Appellant Pro Se.
John Parks Newby, Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and WILKINSON and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM.
Robert Hampton Taylor appeals the district court's order denying relief on Taylor's 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i) motion for compassionate release based on the COVID-19 pandemic. We review the 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).
Upon review of the record, we discern no abuse of discretion in the district court's alternative determination that the circumstances in this case, evaluated in light of the pertinent 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors, did not warrant the grant of compassionate release. See United States v. High, 997 F.3d 181, 187 (4th Cir. 2021). Accordingly, we affirm the district court's order. United States v. Taylor, No. 5:07-cr-00324-D-1 (E.D. N.C. July 5, 2022). 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.