United States v. Raoul Lafond

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: December 27, 2022
• Docket: 22-6731
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 22-6731

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

RAOUL LAFOND, a/k/a Fletcher Busbee, a/k/a Chris Lafond, a/k/a Jim, a/k/a Jamaican Jim, a/k/a Derrick Burch, a/k/a Ronald Elie, a/k/a Ronald Ely,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at Greensboro. Catherine C. Eagles, District Judge. (6:96-cr-00212-CCE-1)

Submitted: December 20, 2022 Decided: December 27, 2022

Before NIEMEYER and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Raoul Lafond, Appellant Pro Se.

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PER CURIAM:

Raoul Lafond appeals from the district court’s order denying his motion for

appointment of counsel and denying relief on his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion for a

sentence reduction. “We review a district court’s decision [whether] to reduce a sentence

under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) for abuse of discretion and its ruling as to the scope of its

legal authority under § 3582(c)(2) de novo.” United States v. Mann, 709 F.3d 301, 304

(4th Cir. 2013). Our review of the record reveals no error. The court clearly understood

its authority to reduce Lafond’s sentence but declined to grant a reduction based on its

review of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors.

Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. United States v. Lafond, No. 6:96-

cr-00212-CCE-1 (M.D.N.C. June 10, 2022). 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