United States of America v. Craig Neildondo Smalls

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 24-6749
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
CRAIG NEILDONDO SMALLS,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at
Raleigh. James C. Dever III, District Judge. (5:08-cr-00337-D-1)
Submitted: May 15, 2025 Decided: May 19, 2025
Before NIEMEYER and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Craig Neildondo Smalls, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Craig Neildondo Smalls appeals the district court’s order denying his 18 U.S.C.
§ 3582(c)(1)(A) motion for compassionate release. We have reviewed the record and
discern no abuse of discretion in the district court’s determination that, under the pertinent
18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors, compassionate release was not warranted. See
United States v. Davis, 99 F.4th 647, 659 (4th Cir. 2024). Accordingly, we affirm the
district court’s order. United States v. Smalls, No. 5:08-cr-00337-D-1 (E.D.N.C. Jul. 24,
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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