United States of America v. Burhan Abdirahman Yusuf, a/k/a Burhan, a/k/a Famah

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-6737
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
BURHAN ABDIRAHMAN YUSUF, a/k/a Burhan, a/k/a Famah,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Norfolk. Rebecca Beach Smith, Senior District Judge. (2:11-cr-00034-RBS-DEM-11)
Submitted: September 22, 2022 Decided: September 27, 2022
Before WILKINSON, DIAZ, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Burhan Abdirahman Yusuf, Appellant Pro Se. Joseph Attias, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:
Burhan Abdirahman Yusuf appeals the district court’s order denying relief on his
18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i) motion for compassionate release. Upon review, we discern
no abuse of discretion in the district court’s determination that Yusuf failed to establish an
extraordinary and compelling basis for relief and that, in any event, compassionate release
was not warranted under the pertinent 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors. See United
States v. Kibble, 992 F.3d 326, 329-31 (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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