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Parties Involved:
Britney Joyce Robinson
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 19-7223

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

BRITNEY JOYCE ROBINSON,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at 

Clarksburg. Irene M. Keeley, Senior District Judge. (1:17-cr-00027-IMK-MJA-3)

Submitted: December 19, 2019 Decided: January 14, 2020

Before KEENAN, DIAZ, and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Britney Joyce Robinson, Appellant Pro Se. 

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Britney Joyce Robinson appeals the district court’s order denying her motion under 

Section 602 of the First Step Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-391, 132 Stat. 5194. We review 

de novo the district court’s interpretation of its authority under the First Step Act. United 

States v. Venable, 943 F.3d 187, 192 (4th Cir. 2019). Moreover, we may “affirm on any 

ground appearing in the record, including theories not relied upon or rejected by the district 

court.” United States v. Flores-Grandaos, 783 F.3d 487, 491 (4th Cir. 2015) (internal 

quotation marks omitted). The district court did not err in denying Robinson’s request for 

an order to be placed in home confinement or a halfway house because she is not eligible 

for such relief under the statute, as amended by the First Step Act. See 18 U.S.C.A. 

§ 3624(c) (2015 & Supp. 2019). The district court correctly concluded that it lacked 

authority under the First Step Act to order a split sentence. See United States v. Wirsing, 

943 F.3d 175, 183-86 (4th Cir. 2019). Therefore, we 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

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