US v. James Byrd, Jr., No. 15-7671 (4th Cir. 2015)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 15-7671 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff – Appellee, v. JAMES EDWARD BYRD, JR., Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Charlotte. Max O. Cogburn, Jr., District Judge. (3:01-cr-00178-MOC-1) Submitted: December 17, 2015 Decided: December 22, 2015 Before DIAZ and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. James Edward Byrd, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: James Byrd, Jr., appeals the district court’s order denying his 18 U.S.C. reduction § based 3582(c)(2) on Guidelines Manual. (2012) Amendment 782 motion to the for U.S. a sentence Sentencing We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by court. the district 3:01-cr-00178-MOC-1 Byrd’s motion to See (W.D.N.C. appoint United Aug. counsel. 26, States 2015). We v. We dispense Byrd, No. also deny 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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