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Parties Involved:
George Leonard Smith
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 09-7603

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

GEORGE LEONARD SMITH,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern 

District of West Virginia, at Clarksburg. Irene M. Keeley,

District Judge. (1:05-cr-00015-IMK-JSK-1)

Submitted: February 11, 2010 Decided: February 26, 2010 

Before KING, SHEDD, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

George Leonard Smith, Appellant Pro Se. Shawn Angus Morgan, 

Assistant United States Attorney, Clarksburg, West Virginia, for 

Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

George Smith seeks to appeal the district court’s 

order denying his motion for reduction of sentence under 18 

U.S.C. § 3582 (2006).1 After entry of the district court’s 

order, Smith had ten days to file his notice of appeal. Fed. R. 

App. P. 4(b)(1)(A) (2008) (amended Dec. 1, 2009);2

The district court entered its order denying the 

motion for reduction of sentence on July 25, 2008. The notice 

of appeal was filed on August 24, 2009. Because Smith failed to 

file a timely notice of appeal or to obtain an extension of the 

appeal period, we dismiss the appeal. We dispense with oral 

see United 

States v. Alvarez, 210 F.3d 309, 310 (5th Cir. 2000) (holding 

that § 3582 proceeding is criminal in nature and ten-day appeal 

period applies). With or without a motion, upon a showing of 

excusable neglect or good cause, the district court may grant an 

extension of up to thirty days to file a notice of appeal. Fed. 

R. App. P. 4(b)(4); United States v. Reyes, 759 F.2d 351, 353 

(4th Cir. 1985).

 

1 We have confined our review to the issue raised in Smith’s

informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). 

2 On December 1, 2009, the ten-day appeal period became 

fourteen days. This change does not affect our analysis or 

disposition of this appeal. 

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argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately 

presented in the materials before the court and argument would 

not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED

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