United States of America v. Christopher Lee Yates

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 25-6023
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
CHRISTOPHER LEE YATES,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at
Martinsburg. Gina M. Groh, District Judge. (3:19-cr-00019-GMG-RWT-1)
Submitted: May 22, 2025 Decided: May 28, 2025
Before KING, AGEE, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Christopher Lee Yates, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Christopher Lee Yates appeals the district court’s order denying his 18 U.S.C.
§ 3582(c)(2) motion for a sentence reduction pursuant to Part B, Subpart 1, of Amendment
821 to the Sentencing Guidelines. We conclude that the district court adequately explained
its reasons for denying Yates’s motion and that the court did not abuse its discretion in
finding that Yates was ineligible for relief and that a reduction was not warranted in any
event based on its assessment of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors. See United States v.
Martin, 916 F.3d 389, 395 (4th Cir. 2019) (stating standards). Accordingly, we affirm the
district court’s judgment. United States v. Yates, No. 3:19-cr-00019-GMG-RWT-1 (N.D.
W. Va. Dec. 18, 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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