US v. James Downing, No. 09-7494 (4th Cir. 2009)

Annotate this Case
Download PDF
UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 09-7494 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. JAMES E. DOWNING, a/k/a Marcus Moultrie, a/k/a Rahmel Lyles, a/k/a Ramez Lyles, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Greenville. Malcolm J. Howard, Senior District Judge. (4:05-cr-00052-H-2) Submitted: December 17, 2009 Decided: December 30, 2009 Before WILKINSON, NIEMEYER, and AGEE, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. James E. Downing, Appellant Pro Se. Rudolf A. Renfer, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: James E. Downing appeals the district court s order denying relief on his motion for reduction of sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ยง 3582(c)(2) (2006). and find no reversible error. We have reviewed the record Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. United States v. Downing, No. 4:05-cr-00052-H-2 (E.D.N.C. Aug. 4, 2009). We dispense with oral contentions argument adequately because presented in the the facts and materials legal before the court are and argument would not aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED 2

Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.