United States of America v. Luis Cristobal

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 21-7662
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
LUIS CRISTOBAL,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Richmond. David J. Novak, District Judge. (3:00-cr-00083-DJN-1)
Submitted: June 28, 2022 Decided: June 30, 2022
Before NIEMEYER and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
ON BRIEF: Robert J. Wagner, ROBERT J. WAGNER PLC, Richmond, Virginia, for
Appellant. Jessica D. Aber, United States Attorney, Richard D. Cooke, Assistant United
States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Richmond, Virginia,
for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Luis Cristobal appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for
compassionate release pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A), as amended by the First Step
Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-391, § 603(b)(1), 132 Stat. 5194, 5239. Our review of the
record convinces us that the district court did not abuse its discretion in concluding that the
18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors weighed against compassionate release. See United States v.
High, 997 F.3d 181, 186-87 (4th Cir. 2021) (affirming denial of compassionate release on
balancing of § 3553(a) factors). Accordingly, we affirm the denial of relief on that basis.
United States v. Cristobal, No. 3:00-cr-00083-DJN-1 (E.D. Va. Nov. 22, 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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