UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 13-7226
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
JOE LEWIS BLACKWELL, JR.,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle
District of North Carolina, at Greensboro. James A. Beaty, Jr.,
District Judge. (2:96-cr-00109-JAB-1)
Submitted: December 19, 2013 Decided: December 23, 2013
Before SHEDD, DAVIS, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Joe Lewis Blackwell, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Clifton Thomas
Barrett, Robert Michael Hamilton, Assistant United States
Attorneys, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Joe Lewis Blackwell, Jr., appeals the district court’s
order denying his motion for reduction of sentence pursuant to
18 U.S.C. § 3582(c) (2012). We have reviewed the record and
find no abuse of discretion by the district court. Accordingly,
we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. United
States v. Blackwell, No. 2:96-cr-00109-JAB-1 (M.D.N.C. July 16,
2013). We deny Blackwell’s motion for appointment of counsel,
and 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
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