United States of America v. Donnell Salethian Woodard, a/k/a Tank

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 25-6447
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
DONNELL SALETHIAN WOODARD, a/k/a Tank,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at
Columbia. Cameron McGowan Currie, Senior District Judge. (3:18-cr-00308-CMC-2)
Submitted: September 18, 2025 Decided: September 23, 2025
Before THACKER and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Donnell Salethian Woodard, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Donnell Salethian Woodard appeals the district court’s order denying relief on his
18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i) motion for compassionate release. Upon review, we discern
no abuse of discretion in the district court’s determination that Woodard failed to establish
an extraordinary and compelling basis for relief. See United States v. Moody, 115 F.4th
304, 310 (4th Cir. 2024) (providing standard of review and outlining steps for evaluating
compassionate release motions).* Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. United
States v. Woodard, No. 3:18-cr-00308-CMC-2 (D.S.C. Apr. 16, 2025). 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
* To the extent that Woodard sought to challenge the validity of his conviction for
conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, we note that a defendant cannot use a compassionate
release motion to attack a criminal judgment. United States v. Ferguson, 55 F.4th 262, 270
(4th Cir. 2022).

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