United States v. Joshua Cogdell

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: November 4, 2025
• Docket: 25-6664
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 25-6664

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

JOSHUA MICHAEL COGDELL,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Columbia. Joseph F. Anderson, Jr., Senior District Judge. (3:07-cr-01521-JFA-2)

Submitted: October 30, 2025 Decided: November 4, 2025

Before RUSHING and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Joshua Michael Cogdell, Appellant Pro Se. Elliott Bishop Daniels, Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellee.

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PER CURIAM:

Joshua Michael Cogdell appeals the district court’s order denying his second motion

for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i). We conclude that the

district court did not abuse its discretion in finding that, even if Cogdell presented

extraordinary and compelling circumstances, the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors counseled

against his early release. See United States v. Johnson, 143 F.4th 212, 215 (4th Cir. 2025)

(stating standard). Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. United States v.

Cogdell, No. 3:07-cr-01521-JFA-2 (D.S.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