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Parties Involved:
Gerald Eugene Michael
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 24-6568

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

GERALD EUGENE MICHAEL,

Defendant - Appellant.

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

Greensboro. Catherine C. Eagles, Chief District Judge. (1:10-cr-00379-CCE-1)

Submitted: December 5, 2024 Decided: December 10, 2024

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

Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

ON BRIEF: James B. Craven, III, Durham, North Carolina, for Appellant. Sandra J. 

Hairston, United States Attorney, Angela H. Miller, Assistant United States Attorney, 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Greensboro, North Carolina, for 

Appellee. 

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Gerald Eugene Michael appeals the district court’s order denying relief on his 18 

U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) motion for a compassionate release. We review a district court’s 

order denying compassionate release under § 3582(c)(1)(A) for abuse of discretion. United 

States v. Kibble, 992 F.3d 326, 329 (4th Cir. 2021). We have reviewed the record and 

conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in concluding that the 18 U.S.C. 

§ 3553(a) factors did not counsel in favor of Michael’s release. Specifically, the court

reasonably found Michael’s advanced age and poor health did not deter him from 

committing his most recent offenses, and concluded that he was therefore not entitled to a 

sentence reduction. 

Accordingly, 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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