United States of America v. MARVIN PERNELL ADAMS, JR., a/k/a Mousey

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 24-7128
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
MARVIN PERNELL ADAMS, JR., a/k/a Mousey,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at
Wilmington. James C. Dever III, District Judge. (7:17-cr-00057-D-1)
Submitted: May 15, 2025 Decided: May 20, 2025
Before NIEMEYER and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Marvin Pernell Adams, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:
Marvin Pernell Adams, Jr., appeals the district court’s order denying relief on his
18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion for a sentence reduction pursuant to Amendment 821 to the
Sentencing Guidelines. “We review a district court’s decision [whether] to reduce a
sentence under § 3582(c)(2) for abuse of discretion and its ruling as to the scope of its legal
authority under § 3582(c)(2) de novo.” United States v. Mann, 709 F.3d 301, 304 (4th Cir.
2013). Our review of the record reveals no error. Specifically, while the court clearly
understood its authority to reduce Adams’ sentence and recognized Adams’ postsentencing
conduct, it ultimately declined to grant a reduction based on its review of the 18 U.S.C.
§ 3553(a) factors.
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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