United States of America v. Donald Brian Beauchaine

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-7240
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
DONALD BRIAN BEAUCHAINE,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at
Wilmington. James C. Dever III, District Judge. (7:15-cr-00063-D-1)
Submitted: March 21, 2023 Decided: March 24, 2023
Before WYNN and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Donald Brian Beauchaine, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Donald Brian Beauchaine appeals the district court’s orders denying his motion for
compassionate release pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) and his subsequent motion
for reconsideration. We review a district court’s denial of a compassionate release motion
for abuse of discretion. United States v. Kibble, 992 F.3d 326, 329 (4th Cir.), cert. denied,
142 S. Ct. 383 (2021). We have reviewed the record and conclude that the court did not
abuse its discretion and sufficiently explained the reasons for the denial. See United
States v. High, 997 F.3d 181, 188-91 (4th Cir. 2021) (discussing amount of explanation
required for denial of compassionate release motion). Accordingly, we affirm the district
court’s orders. United States v. Beauchaine, No. 7:15-cr-00063-D-1 (E.D.N.C.
July 5, 2022 & Oct. 11, 2022). 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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