United States v. Derek Griffis

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: December 2, 2025
• Docket: 25-6648
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 25-6648

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

DEREK LOUIS GRIFFIS, a/k/a Red,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. James C. Dever III, District Judge. (5:20-cr-00539-D-1)

Submitted: November 25, 2025 Decided: December 2, 2025

Before WYNN and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Derek Louis Griffis, Appellant Pro Se. David A. Bragdon, Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

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PER CURIAM:

Derek Louis Griffis appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for a

sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) based on Amendment 821 to the

Sentencing Guidelines. The district court found that Griffis was eligible for a sentence

reduction but declined to reduce his sentence based on its assessment of the 18 U.S.C.

§ 3553(a) factors. We discern no abuse of discretion in the court’s decision. See United

States v. Martin, 916 F.3d 389, 395 (4th Cir. 2019) (stating standard of review).

Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. United States v. Griffis, No. 5:20-cr-

00539-D-1 (E.D.N.C. Aug. 1, 2025). 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