United States of America v. Richard Anthony Wilford

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-7040
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
RICHARD ANTHONY WILFORD,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore.
Ellen Lipton Hollander, Senior District Judge. (1:11-cr-00258-ELH-2)
Submitted: January 17, 2023 Decided: January 20, 2023
Before KING and THACKER, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Richard Anthony Wilford, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Richard Anthony Wilford appeals the district court’s order granting in part and
denying in part his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) motion for compassionate release. 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 partial 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 deny Wilford’s motion for default
judgment and 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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