Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-11-04 21:00:27.063718+00
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                                             UNPUBLISHED

                               UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                                   FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

                                               No. 23-6783

        UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                            Plaintiff - Appellee,

                     v.

        WILLIE HORTON,

                            Defendant - Appellant.

        Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
        Alexandria. Anthony John Trenga, Senior District Judge. (1:89-cr-00180-AJT-1)

        Submitted: October 31, 2023                                  Decided: November 3, 2023

        Before HARRIS and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit
        Judge.

        Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

        Willie Horton, Appellant Pro Se.

        Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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        PER CURIAM:

               Willie Horton, a federal prisoner serving a life sentence for murder, appeals the

        district court’s order denying his motion for compassionate release pursuant to 18 U.S.C.

        § 3582(c)(1)(A), as amended by the First Step Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-391,

        § 603(b)(1), 132 Stat. 5194, 5239. Having reviewed the record, we conclude that the

        district court did not abuse its discretion in denying relief. See United States v. Malone, 57

        F.4th 167, 172 (4th Cir. 2023) (explaining standard of review). 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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