United States v. Anthony Ruffin

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: September 30, 2025
• Docket: 25-6564
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 25-6564

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

ANTHONY RAVON RUFFIN,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Greenville. Terrence W. Boyle, District Judge. (4:06-cr-00074-BO-1)

Submitted: September 25, 2025 Decided: September 30, 2025

Before GREGORY and WYNN, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Anthony Ravon Ruffin, Appellant Pro Se.

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PER CURIAM:

Anthony Ravon Ruffin appeals the district court’s order denying relief on his 18

U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) motion for compassionate release. We review the denial of

compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) for abuse of discretion. United

States v. Brown, 78 F.4th 122, 127 (4th Cir. 2023). “In doing so, we ensure that the district

court has not acted arbitrarily or irrationally, has followed the statutory requirements, and

has conducted the necessary analysis for exercising its discretion.” Id. (internal quotation

marks omitted).

“In analyzing a motion for compassionate release, district courts must determine:

(1) whether extraordinary and compelling reasons warrant such a reduction; and (2) that

such a reduction is consistent with applicable policy statements issued by the Sentencing

Commission.” United States v. Malone, 57 F.4th 167, 173 (4th Cir. 2023). “Only after

this analysis may the district court grant the motion if (3) the relevant 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)

factors, to the extent they are applicable, favor release.” Id. We find no abuse of discretion.

The district court addressed Ruffin’s history of infractions while incarcerated and

specifically explained how the § 3553(a) factors weighed against a sentence reduction.

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