Opinion
21-7488
05-23-2022
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. GERALD DECOSTA WHALEY, a/k/a Costa, Defendant-Appellant.
Gerald Decosta Whaley, Appellant Pro Se.
UNPUBLISHED
Submitted: May 19, 2022
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Orangeburg. J. Michelle Childs, District Judge. (5:12-cr-00810-JMC-1)
Gerald Decosta Whaley, Appellant Pro Se.
Before MOTZ and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Gerald Decosta Whaley appeals the district court's order denying his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) motion for compassionate release. After reviewing the record, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Whaley's motion. See United States v. High, 997 F.3d 181, 185 (4th Cir. 2021) (stating standard of review). Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. United States v. Whaley, No. 5:12-cr-00810-JMC-1 (D.S.C. Aug. 9, 2021). 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