United States v. Derrell Gilchrist

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: December 11, 2025
• Docket: 25-6131
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 25-6131

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

DERRELL LAMONT GILCHRIST, a/k/a Darrell Lamont Gilchrist,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt. Deborah K. Chasanow, Senior District Judge. (8:02-cr-00245-DKC-1)

Submitted: November 20, 2025 Decided: December 11, 2025

Before THACKER, HARRIS, and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Derrell Lamont Gilchrist, Appellant Pro Se. David Christian Bornstein, Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.

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PER CURIAM:

Derrell Lamont Gilchrist appeals the district court’s order granting in part and

denying in part his motions for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A). By

way of his motions, Gilchrist sought to reduce his 112-year sentence to 25 years. After

finding that Gilchrist was eligible for a sentence reduction and thoroughly assessing the 18

U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors, the district court reduced Gilchrist’s sentence to 37 years’

imprisonment.

On appeal, Gilchrist argues that: (1) the district court failed to provide an

individualized explanation and erred in calculating his Sentencing Guidelines range

without considering the combination of the vacatur of a 1994 state conviction and

Amendments 742 and 821; and (2) the court erred in applying the increased statutory

penalty for brandishing a firearm, in light of Alleyne v. United States, 570 U.S. 99 (2013),

and failing to fully consider the effect of Alleyne when considering the applicable 18 U.S.C.

§ 3553(a) factors when reducing his sentence. We discern no reversible error in the district

court’s decision. * See United States v. Brown, 78 F.4th 122, 127 (4th Cir. 2023)

(explaining standard of review for denial of § 3582(c)(1)(A) motion). The court conducted

an individualized review and thoroughly explained its § 3553(a) analysis. Accordingly,

we affirm.

The same order denied Gilchrist’s pro se motion for a sentence reduction pursuant *

to Amendment 821 because his Guidelines range would not change. On appeal, Gilchrist concedes that relief under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) was unavailable.

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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