US v. James Lespier, No. 23-6975 (4th Cir. 2024)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 23-6975 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. JAMES ERNEST LESPIER, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Bryson City. Martin K. Reidinger, Chief District Judge. (2:10-cr-00009-MR-WCM-1) Submitted: March 28, 2024 Decided: April 2, 2024 Before KING and RUSHING, Circuit Judges, and MOTZ, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. James Ernest Lespier, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: James Ernest Lespier appeals the district court’s order denying his renewed 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) motion for compassionate release. We review a district court’s order denying a compassionate release motion for abuse of discretion. United States v. Centeno-Morales, 90 F.4th 274, 280 (4th Cir. 2024). We have reviewed the record and conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. United States v. Lespier, No. 2:10-cr-00009-MR-WCM-1 (W.D.N.C. Sept. 18, 2023). 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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