United States of America v. Sylvester D. Jones, Jr.

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 21-7711
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
SYLVESTER D. JONES, JR.,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at
Greenville. Terrence W. Boyle, District Judge. (4:06-cr-00036-BO-2)
Submitted: April 14, 2022 Decided: April 18, 2022
Before DIAZ and RUSHING, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Sylvester D. Jones, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. David A. Bragdon, Assistant United States
Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina,
for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Sylvester D. Jones, Jr., appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for
compassionate release, pursuant to 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. Upon review
of the record, we discern no abuse of discretion in the district court’s determination that
the pertinent 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors weighed against compassionate release. See
United States v. Kibble, 992 F.3d 326, 329-30 (4th Cir.) (per curiam) (providing standard
of review and outlining steps for evaluating compassionate-release motions), cert. denied,
142 S. Ct. 383 (2021). Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. 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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