US v. Travis Jones, No. 15-6652 (4th Cir. 2015)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 15-6652 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff – Appellee, v. TRAVIS DELL JONES, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Abingdon. James P. Jones, District Judge. (1:08-cr-00040-JPJ-1) Submitted: October 19, 2015 Decided: November 24, 2015 Before WILKINSON and DIAZ, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Larry W. Shelton, Federal Public Defender, Brian J. Beck, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Abingdon, Virginia, for Appellant. Anthony P. Giorno, United States Attorney, Jean B. Hudson, Assistant United States Attorney, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Travis Dell Jones appeals the district court’s order denying his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) (2012) motion for a sentence reduction. § 3582(c)(2) We generally review an order granting or denying a motion for abuse of discretion. See States v. Goines, 357 F.3d 469, 478 (4th Cir. 2004). United We review de novo, however, a district court’s determination of the scope of its authority under § 3582(c)(2). 551 F.3d 247, 250 (4th Cir. 2009). United States v. Dunphy, We have thoroughly reviewed the record and the relevant legal authorities and conclude that the district court did not err in denying Jones’ motion for a sentence reduction. order. legal before We therefore affirm the district court’s We dispense with oral argument because the facts and contentions this court are adequately and argument presented would not in aid the the materials decisional process. AFFIRMED 2

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