United States v. Richard Wilford

Opinion

USCA4 Appeal: 22-7040 Doc: 8 Filed: 01/20/2023 Pg: 1 of 2

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 22-7040

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

RICHARD ANTHONY WILFORD,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. Ellen Lipton Hollander, Senior District Judge. (1:11-cr-00258-ELH-2)

Submitted: January 17, 2023 Decided: January 20, 2023

Before KING and THACKER, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Richard Anthony Wilford, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. USCA4 Appeal: 22-7040 Doc: 8 Filed: 01/20/2023 Pg: 2 of 2

PER CURIAM:

Richard Anthony Wilford appeals the district court’s order granting in part and

denying in part 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.

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 court did not abuse its discretion and

sufficiently explained the reasons for the partial 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 deny Wilford’s motion for default

judgment and 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