UNITED STATES v. CRAWFORD (2021)

Billy Ray Crawford, Jr., appeals from the district court's order denying his motion for reduction of sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(B) and § 404(b) of the First Step Act of 2018 (FSA 2018), Pub. L. No. 115-391, 132 Stat. 5194, 5222. Crawford challenges the sufficiency of the district court's explanation for denying his motion.

The district court stated it considered the presentence report, the sentence reduction report prepared for the case, the statutory range, the range under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual, the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors, and the post-sentencing mitigation evidence. The court then declined to exercise its discretion to reduce Crawford's sentence, citing five individualized reasons relative to his offense conduct and criminal history. We conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Crawford's motion, 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), and thus affirm the denial order, United States v. Crawford, No. 4:05-cr-00470-TLW-1, 2020 WL 95689 (D.S.C. Jan 8, 2020). 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

PER CURIAM:

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.