United States of America v. Tavares Lajuane Graham

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 21-6091
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
TAVARES LAJUANE GRAHAM,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at
Raleigh. Terrence W. Boyle, District Judge. (5:16-cr-00308-BO-1)
Submitted: April 20, 2021 Decided: May 4, 2021
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and THACKER and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Tavares Lajuane Graham, Appellant Pro Se. Jennifer P. May-Parker, Assistant United
States Attorney, Joshua L. Rogers, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:
Tavares Lajuane Graham 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. After reviewing the
record, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Graham’s
motion. See United States v. Kibble, __ F.3d__, __, No. 20-7009, 2021 WL 1216543, at
*2 (4th Cir. Apr. 1, 2021) (stating standard of review). Accordingly, we deny Graham’s
motions to appoint counsel and affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. United
States v. Graham, No. 5:16-cr-00308-BO-1 (E.D.N.C. Oct. 2, 2020). 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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