The opinion
UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 15-7901
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
WALTER G. BROWN,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Columbia. Cameron McGowan Currie, Senior
District Judge. (3:08-cr-00590-CMC-11)
Submitted: May 16, 2016 Decided: May 25, 2016
Before MOTZ, DUNCAN, and AGEE, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Walter G. Brown, Appellant Pro Se. Julius Ness Richardson,
Assistant United States Attorney, Columbia, South Carolina, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Walter G. Brown appeals the district court’s order denying
his motion for a sentence reduction pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
§ 3582(c)(2) (2012). Generally, we review an order denying a
§ 3582(c)(2) motion for abuse of discretion. See United States
v. Munn, 595 F.3d 183, 186 (4th Cir. 2010). We review de novo,
however, a district court’s determination of the scope of its
authority under § 3582(c)(2). United States v. Williams, 808
F.3d 253, 256 (4th Cir. 2015). Based on our review of the
record and relevant legal authorities, we conclude that the
district court did not err in determining that it lacked
authority to grant Brown’s motion for a sentence reduction.
Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. 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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