United States of America v. Rita Copeland

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-7233
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
RITA COPELAND,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Newport News. Henry E. Hudson, Senior District Judge. (4:20-cr-00063-HEH-LRL-1)
Submitted: March 21, 2023 Decided: March 24, 2023
Before WYNN and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Rita Copeland, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Rita Copeland appeals the district court’s order denying relief on her 18 U.S.C.
§ 3582(c)(1)(A)(i) motion for compassionate release. Upon review, we discern no abuse
of discretion in the district court’s determination that, under the pertinent 18 U.S.C.
§ 3553(a) sentencing factors, compassionate release was not warranted. See United States
v. Kibble, 992 F.3d 326, 329-31 (4th Cir.) (providing standard of review and outlining steps
for evaluating compassionate release motions), cert. denied, 142 S. Ct. 383 (2021).
Accordingly, we deny Copeland’s motion to appoint counsel and affirm the district court’s
order. 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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