United States of America v. Ryan Melvin

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 21-7331
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
RYAN MELVIN,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Newport News. Raymond A. Jackson, District Judge. (4:16-cr-00056-RAJ-LRL-1)
Submitted: December 21, 2021 Decided: December 27, 2021
Before KING and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Ryan Melvin, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Ryan Melvin appeals the district court’s orders denying his 18 U.S.C.
§ 3582(c)(1)(A) motion for compassionate release and denying reconsideration. We
review a district court’s order granting or denying a compassionate release motion for
abuse of discretion. See United States v. Kibble, 992 F.3d 326, 329 (4th Cir. 2021), cert.
denied, 142 S. Ct. 383 (2021). We have reviewed the record and conclude that the court
did not abuse its discretion. The court denied Melvin’s motion after discussing the
applicable 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors and sufficiently explained the reasons for the denial.
See United States v. High, 997 F.3d 181, 188-91 (4th Cir. 2021) (discussing amount of
explanation required for denial of straightforward compassionate release motion). We
therefore affirm the district court’s orders. 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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