United States v. Michael Hammonds

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 21-7339

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

MICHAEL DANIEL HAMMONDS,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Rock Hill. Cameron McGowan Currie, Senior District Judge. (0:02-cr-00535-CMC-1)

Submitted: March 29, 2022 Decided: March 31, 2022

Before HARRIS, QUATTLEBAUM, and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Michael Daniel Hammonds, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Michael Daniel Hammonds appeals the district court’s order denying 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. See 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 district court did not abuse its discretion and sufficiently

explained the reasons for the 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 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