United States of America v. Gerald Decosta Whaley, a/k/a Costa

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 21-7488
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
GERALD DECOSTA WHALEY, a/k/a Costa,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at
Orangeburg. J. Michelle Childs, District Judge. (5:12-cr-00810-JMC-1)
Submitted: May 19, 2022 Decided: May 23, 2022
Before MOTZ and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Gerald Decosta Whaley, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Gerald Decosta Whaley appeals the district court’s order denying his 18 U.S.C.
§ 3582(c)(1)(A) motion for compassionate release. After reviewing the record, we
conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Whaley’s motion.
See United States v. High, 997 F.3d 181, 185 (4th Cir. 2021) (stating standard of review).
Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. United States v. Whaley,
No. 5:12-cr-00810-JMC-1 (D.S.C. Aug. 9, 2021). 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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