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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 23-6302
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
ODASSIS MICHAEL THOMAS,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Richmond. Henry E. Hudson, Senior District Judge. (3:12-cr-00175-HEH-3)
Submitted: April 12, 2024 Decided: April 24, 2024
Before NIEMEYER and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
ON BRIEF: Gerald T. Zerkin, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellant. Jessica D. Aber,
United States Attorney, Olivia L. Norman, Assistant United States Attorney, Aidan Grano-
Mickelson, Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
ATTORNEY, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
Odassis Michael Thomas appeals the district court’s memorandum order denying
his motion for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A). The district court
concluded that Thomas failed to demonstrate extraordinary and compelling reasons for
relief and that the relevant 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors independently weighed against early
release. We have reviewed the record and Thomas’ arguments on appeal and conclude that
the district court did not abuse its discretion denying compassionate release. See United
States v. Brown, 78 F.4th 122, 127 (4th Cir. 2023) (stating standard of review). We note
that the district court’s § 3553(a) analysis was sufficiently well reasoned and supported by
the record. See United States v. Bethea, 54 F.4th 826, 833 (4th Cir. 2022). Accordingly,
we affirm. 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 in the
decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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