United States of America v. Kenneth Lee Brown

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 24-6234
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
KENNETH LEE BROWN,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at
Spartanburg. Henry M. Herlong, Jr., Senior District Judge. (7:04-cr-00027-HMH-1)
Submitted: April 10, 2025 Decided: April 14, 2025
Before WILKINSON and RUSHING, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Kenneth Lee Brown, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Kenneth Lee Brown appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for
compassionate release pursuant to 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. He also moves to
seal the record in this appeal and several of his prior appeals. We deny the motion to seal
the records. Upon review, we find no abuse of discretion or reversible error in the district
court’s denial of Brown’s motion for compassionate release. See United States v. Moody,
115 F.4th 304, 315 (4th Cir. 2024) (reiterating that district court has broad discretion in
weighing 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors); United States v. Malone, 57 F.4th 167, 172
(4th Cir. 2023) (explaining standard of review). Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s
order. United States v. Brown, No. 7:04-cr-00027-HMH-1 (D.S.C. Feb. 27, 2024). 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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