United States of America v. Michael Kenny Carter, a/k/a Blaze

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 24-6997
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
MICHAEL KENNY CARTER, a/k/a Blaze,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 24-7175
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
MICHAEL KENNY CARTER, a/k/a Blaze,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at
Columbia. Joseph F. Anderson, Jr., Senior District Judge. (3:17-cr-00351-JFA-1)
Submitted: May 15, 2025 Decided: May 20, 2025

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Before NIEMEYER and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Michael Kenny Carter, Appellant Pro Se. Kathleen Michelle Stoughton, Assistant United
States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Columbia, South
Carolina, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Michael Kenny Carter appeals the district court’s orders denying his motions for
compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i) and denying his motion for
reconsideration. Limiting our review of the record to the issues raised in Carter’s informal
briefs, see 4th Cir. R. 34(b); Jackson v. Lightsey, 775 F.3d 170, 177 (4th Cir. 2014), and
finding no reversible error, we deny Carter’s motions for a certificate of appealability and
for release pending appeal and affirm the district court’s orders, United States v. Carter,
No. 3:17-cr-00351-JFA-1 (D.S.C. Oct. 4 & Nov. 7, 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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