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Parties Involved:
Ernest M. Booker
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 08-8494

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff – Appellee,

v.

ERNEST M. BOOKER, a/k/a E, a/k/a Shawndell Campbell,

Defendant – Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern 

District of Virginia, at Richmond. James R. Spencer, Chief

District Judge. (3:03-cr-00394-JRS-3)

Submitted: June 4, 2009 Decided: June 9, 2010

Before NIEMEYER, MOTZ, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Amy Leigh Austin, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, 

Richmond, Virginia, for Appellant. Roderick Charles Young, 

Assistant United States Attorney, Richmond, Virginia, for 

Appellee. 

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM: 

Ernest M. Booker appeals the district court’s order 

denying his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) (2006) motion for reduction 

of sentence. We have reviewed the record and conclude that the 

appeal is moot because Booker is no longer in custody. 

See U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 1B1.10(b)(2)(C), p.s. 

(2009); Incumaa v. Ozmint, 507 F.3d 281, 285-86 (4th Cir. 2007) 

(setting forth the principles of appellate mootness). 

We therefore dismiss the appeal as moot and deny Booker’s motion 

to appoint counsel. We dispense with oral 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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