United States of America v. Samuel Gaines

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 20-7638
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
SAMUEL GAINES,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at
Wilmington. Terrence W. Boyle, District Judge. (7:11-cr-00153-BO-3)
Submitted: July 14, 2021 Decided: August 5, 2021
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, RUSHING, Circuit Judge, and TRAXLER, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Samuel Gaines, Appellant Pro Se. Jennifer P. May-Parker, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:
Samuel Gaines appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for
compassionate release under 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. We review a court’s
denial of a motion for compassionate release for abuse of discretion. United States v.
Kibble, 992 F.3d 326, 329 (4th Cir. 2021). After reviewing the record, we conclude that
the court did not abuse its discretion in determining that the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors
weighed against granting compassionate release in Gaines’ case. See United States v. High,
997 F.3d 181, 187-91 (4th Cir. 2021). Accordingly, we affirm the court’s order. See United
States v. Gaines, No. 7:11-cr-00153-BO-3 (E.D.N.C. Oct. 10, 2020). We also deny Gaines’
motion for appointment of counsel. 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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