Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charlie McPHERSON, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2002-05-22
Citations: 34 F. App'x 937
Docket Number: No. 01-4977
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charlie McPHERSON, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 34
Pages: 937–938

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charlie McPHERSON, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 01-4977.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted May 16, 2002.
Decided May 22, 2002.
John D. Bryson, Wyatt, Early, Harris & Wheeler, L.L.P., High Point, North Carolina, for Appellant. Anna Mills Wagoner, United States Attorney, Lisa B. Boggs, Assistant United States Attorney, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellee.
Before NIEMEYER, MICHAEL, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Charlie McPherson was resentenced on his guilty plea to felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(g)(1) (West 2000). He appeals that sentence, claiming the district court erred in declining to depart based upon an over-representation of criminal history, and asserting that the district court mistakenly believed that it lacked authority to depart. We find McPherson's claim that the district court erred in refusing to grant his motion for a downward departure to be without merit. 18 U.S.C.A. § 3742 (West 2000); United States v. Bayerle, 898 F.2d 28, 31 (4th Cir.1990). A fair and complete reading of the record reveals that the district court fully considered its authority to depart, and factually determined that departure in McPherson's case was not warranted. The district court is not required to do more. Bayerle, 898 F.2d at 31. Accordingly, we affirm McPherson's sentence. 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.
AFFIRMED.