US v. Christopher Davis, No. 15-7115 (4th Cir. 2015)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 15-7115 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. CHRISTOPHER ANTONIO DAVIS, a/k/a PT, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Aiken. Margaret B. Seymour, Senior District Judge. (1:10-cr-00968-MBS-1) Submitted: December 17, 2015 Before KING and Circuit Judge. FLOYD, Circuit Decided: Judges, and December 31, 2015 HAMILTON, Senior Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Christopher Antonio Davis, Appellant Pro Se. Stanley D. Ragsdale, Julius Ness Richardson, Assistant United States Attorneys, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Christopher Antonio Davis appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for a reduction of sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) (2012). We generally review an order denying a § 3582(c)(2) motion for abuse of discretion. See United States v. Goines, 357 F.3d 469, 478 (4th Cir. 2004). We review de novo, however, a district court’s determination of the scope of its authority under § 3582(c)(2). Dunphy, 551 F.3d 247, 250 (4th Cir. 2009). United States v. Based on our review of the record and the relevant legal authorities, we conclude that the district court did not err in denying Davis’ motion for a sentence reduction. order. dispense We therefore affirm the district court’s We deny Davis’ motion for appointment of counsel and with contentions are oral argument adequately because presented in the the facts and legal materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED 2

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