UNITED STATES v. OKYERE (2021)

Jeffery Okyere appeals the district court's order denying Okyere's second motion for sentence reduction, filed pursuant to the First Step Act of 2018, as well as his self-styled “emergency motion” for compassionate release. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Okyere's informal brief does not challenge the basis for the district court's disposition,^* he has forfeited appellate review of the appealed-from order. See Jackson v. Lightsey, 775 F.3d 170, 177 (4th Cir. 2014) (“The informal brief is an important document; under Fourth Circuit rules, our review is limited to issues preserved in that brief.”). Accordingly, we affirm the district court's judgment. 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

FOOTNOTES

FOOTNOTE.   Okyere's informal brief focuses instead on the district court's order denying Okyere's 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. This court previously denied a certificate of appealability and dismissed Okyere's appeal of that order. See United States v. Okyere, 803 F. App'x 710 (4th Cir. 2020).

PER CURIAM:

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.