United States of America v. Marty Sanders

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 21-7727
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
MARTY SANDERS,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at
Columbia. Margaret B. Seymour, Senior District Judge. (3:07-cr-01159-MBS-7)
Submitted: April 25, 2022 Decided: July 15, 2022
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge, and KEENAN, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
ON BRIEF: Jeremy A. Thompson, Assistant Federal Public Defender, OFFICE OF THE
FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellant. Corey F.
Ellis, United States Attorney, Winston D. Holliday, Jr., 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:
Marty Sanders 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 (4th Cir.) (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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