United States of America v. Kenneth Ray Johnson

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 21-6301
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
KENNETH RAY JOHNSON,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Alexandria. Leonie M. Brinkema, District Judge. (1:08-cr-00027-LMB-1)
Submitted: November 18, 2021 Decided: November 19, 2021
Before MOTZ, THACKER, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Kenneth Ray Johnson, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Kenneth Ray Johnson appeals the district court’s orders denying his motions for
compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i), as amended by the First Step
Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-391, § 603(b)(1), 132 Stat. 5194, 5239. We have reviewed
the record and conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying
Johnson’s motions. See United States v. Kibble, 992 F.3d 326, 329 (4th Cir. 2021) (stating
standard of review), cert. denied, No. 21-5624, 2021 WL 4733616 (U.S. Oct. 12, 2021);
see also United States v. High, 997 F.3d 181, 189 (4th Cir. 2021) (affirming district court’s
order denying compassionate release where “[t]he court’s rationale . . . was both rational
and legitimate under [18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)]” and “the court sufficiently explained its denial
to allow for meaningful appellate review” (internal quotation marks omitted)).
Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. United States v.
Johnson, No. 1:08-cr-00027-LMB-1 (E.D. Va. Feb. 2, 2021; Feb. 2, 2021). 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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