United States of America v. Eric L. Jackson, a/k/a Tango

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 24-6937
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
ERIC L. JACKSON, a/k/a Tango,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at
Wheeling. John Preston Bailey, District Judge. (5:01-cr-00004-JPB-MJA-1)
Submitted: March 11, 2025 Decided: March 14, 2025
Before NIEMEYER, RICHARDSON, and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Eric L. Jackson, Appellant Pro Se. Jennifer Therese Conklin, Assistant United States
Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Wheeling, West Virginia,
for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Eric L. Jackson appeals the district court’s order denying his second motion for a
sentence reduction under § 404 of the First Step Act of 2018 (“First Step Act”), Pub. L.
No. 115-391, 132 Stat. 5194, 5222. Although the district court found Jackson eligible for
relief, the court exercised its discretion and declined to reduce Jackson’s term of
imprisonment. In so doing, the district court accurately described the procedural history
and applicable law; evaluated the relevant 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors and Jackson’s
arguments in favor of a sentence reduction; and explained its rationale for denying the
motion, which was rooted in the § 3553(a) factors. On this record, we discern no abuse of
the court’s considerable discretion. See United States v. Reed, 58 F.4th 816, 819 (4th Cir.
2023) (providing standard of review). Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order.
United States v. Jackson, No. 5:01-cr-00004-JPB-MJA-1 (N.D. W. Va. Sept. 13, 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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