United States v. Roderick Wheless

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: October 9, 2025
• Docket: 24-6722
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 24-6722

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

RODERICK WARNER WHELESS,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at Greensboro. William L. Osteen, Jr., District Judge. (1:07-cr-00230-WO-1)

Submitted: August 29, 2025 Decided: October 9, 2025

Before KING, HARRIS, and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Roderick Warner Wheless, Appellant Pro Se.

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PER CURIAM:

Roderick Warner Wheless appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for

a sentence reduction or compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A). We have

reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s

order. See United States v. Wheless, No. 1:07-cr-00230-WO-1 (M.D.N.C. July 11, 2024);

see also United States v. Davis, 99 F.4th 647, 659 (4th Cir. 2024) (“Even if a district court

abuses its discretion in assessing whether the defendant presents extraordinary and

compelling reasons for release, this Court may still affirm if the district court’s

consideration of the [18 U.S.C.] § 3553(a) factors was sound.”). 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