United States of America v. Smith Merinord

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-6344
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
SMITH MERINORD,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at
Raleigh. Terrence W. Boyle, District Judge. (5:15-cr-00136-BO-2)
Submitted: December 14, 2022 Decided: June 27, 2023
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge, and TRAXLER, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Smith Merinord, Appellant Pro Se. John Parks Newby, Assistant United States Attorney,
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Smith Merinord appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for
compassionate release. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error.
Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. United States v.
Merinord, No. 5:15-cr-00136-BO-2 (E.D.N.C. Mar. 18, 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

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