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Parties Involved:
Dana Dean Fetherson
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 23-7180

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

DANA DEAN FETHERSON,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at 

Charlotte. Kenneth D. Bell, District Judge. (3:21-cr-00045-KDB-DCK-1)

Submitted: December 5, 2024 Decided: December 9, 2024

Before GREGORY and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit 

Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Dana Dean Fetherson, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Dana Dean Fetherson appeals the district court’s order denying relief on his 18 

U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion for a sentence reduction based on Amendment 821 to the 

Sentencing Guidelines. “We review a district court’s decision [whether] to reduce a 

sentence under § 3582(c)(2) for abuse of discretion and its ruling as to the scope of its legal 

authority under § 3582(c)(2) de novo.” United States v. Mann, 709 F.3d 301, 304 

(4th Cir. 2013). Our review of the record reveals no error. The court clearly understood 

its authority to reduce Fetherson’s sentence and appropriately exercised its discretion to 

deny a reduction in sentence based on its review of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors. 

Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. United States v. Fetherson, No. 3:21-cr00045-KDB-DCK-1 (W.D.N.C. Nov. 9, 2023). 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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