US v. Arthur Jones, No. 15-6856 (4th Cir. 2015)
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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 15-6856 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff – Appellee, v. ARTHUR NAKIA JONES, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Newport News. Rebecca Beach Smith, Chief District Judge. (4:08-cr-00088-RBS-FBS-1) Submitted: October 30, 2015 Decided: December 4, 2015 Before KING, KEENAN, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Arthur Nakia Jones, Appellant Pro Se. Eric Matthew Hurt, Assistant United States Attorney, Newport News, Virginia, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Arthur Nakia Jones appeals from the district court’s order denying his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) (2012) motion to reduce his sentence pursuant Guidelines to Manual Amendment (2014). A 782 to district the U.S. court’s Sentencing decision on whether to reduce a sentence under § 3582(c)(2) is reviewed for abuse of discretion, while its conclusion on the scope of its legal authority under that provision is reviewed de novo. United States v. Munn, 595 F.3d 183, 186 (4th Cir. 2010). Our review of the record reveals that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Jones’ motion. United States v. Smalls, 720 F.3d 193 (4th Cir. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. See 2013). 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 2
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