United States of America v. Cecil Terrance Reams

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 24-7150
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
CECIL TERRANCE REAMS,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at
Raleigh. James C. Dever III, District Judge. (5:19-cr-00327-D-1)
Submitted: February 20, 2025 Decided: February 25, 2025
Before AGEE, HARRIS, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Cecil Terrance Reams, Appellant Pro Se. David A. Bragdon, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:
Cecil Terrance Reams appeals the district court’s order denying relief on his 18
U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion for a sentence reduction. “We review a district court’s decision
[whether] to reduce a sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) for abuse of discretion and its
ruling as to the scope of its legal authority under § 3582(c)(2) de novo.” United States v.
Mann, 709 F.3d 301, 304 (4th Cir. 2013). Our review of the record reveals no error. The
court clearly understood its authority to reduce Ream’s sentence and recognized Ream’s
postsentencing conduct, but the court declined to grant a reduction based on its review of
the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors.
Accordingly, we deny Reams’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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