UNITED STATES v. EDMONDS (2021)

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Curtis Lakoy EDMONDS, a/k/a Rude Boy, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 20-7429

Decided: May 27, 2021

Before NIEMEYER, MOTZ, and KEENAN, Circuit Judges.

G. Alan DuBois, Federal Public Defender, Jaclyn L. Tarlton, Assistant Federal Public Defender, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney, Jennifer P. May-Parker, Assistant United States Attorney, Banumathi Rangarajan, Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Curtis Lakoy Edmonds appeals the district court's order denying his motion for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A), as amended by the First Step Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-391, § 603(b)(1), 132 Stat. 5194, 5239. After reviewing the record on appeal, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion for compassionate release. See UN - (rejecting argument that district court must invariably address defendant's arguments on record in denying motion for compassionate release). Accordingly, we affirm. United States v. Edmonds, No. 5:08-cr-00368-BO-1 (E.D.N.C. Sept. 14, 2020). We deny as moot Edmonds’ motion to expedite and 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Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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