Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-10-04 21:00:37.79722+00
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                                            UNPUBLISHED

                               UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                                   FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

                                              No. 23-6721

        UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                            Plaintiff - Appellee,

                     v.

        JOSHUA KELLY,

                            Defendant - Appellant.

        Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore.
        James K. Bredar, Chief District Judge. (1:15-cr-00647-JKB-1)

        Submitted: September 28, 2023                                     Decided: October 3, 2023

        Before NIEMEYER, THACKER, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.

        Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

        Joshua Kelly, Appellant Pro Se.

        Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

               Joshua Kelly appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for compassionate

        release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i), as amended by the First Step Act of 2018, Pub.

        L. No. 115-391, § 603(b)(1), 132 Stat. 5194, 5239. Upon review of the record, we discern

        no abuse of discretion in the district court’s determination that the relevant 18 U.S.C.

        § 3553(a) factors weighed against release. See United States v. Hargrove, 30 F.4th 189,

        195 (4th Cir. 2022) (stating 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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