United States of America v. JAMES EMORY JONES, JR., a/k/a Ace, a/k/a Kirk

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-6912
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
JAMES EMORY JONES, JR., a/k/a Ace, a/k/a Kirk,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt.
Theodore D. Chuang, District Judge. (8:17-cr-00006-TDC-6)
Submitted: February 21, 2023 Decided: February 24, 2023
Before NIEMEYER and DIAZ, Circuit Judges, and MOTZ, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
James Emory Jones, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Elizabeth G. Wright, OFFICE OF THE
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

-- 1 of 2 --

2
PER CURIAM:
James Emory Jones, Jr., appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for
compassionate release. We review a district court’s denial of a compassionate release
motion for abuse of discretion. See United States v. Kibble, 992 F.3d 326, 329 (4th Cir.),
cert. denied, 142 S. Ct. 383 (2021). Upon review of the record, we conclude that the district
court did not abuse its discretion in denying Jones’ motion for compassionate release.*
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
* As Jones correctly notes, the district court’s order twice erroneously referred to
him as “Williams.” However, we conclude that the district court’s error was harmless
because the court otherwise accurately recounted only facts and arguments that were
relevant to Jones.

-- 2 of 2 --