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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 24-6586

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

JOHN HENRY JOHNSON,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Florence. Bruce H. Hendricks, District Judge. (4:17-cr-00108-BHH-26)

Submitted: August 27, 2024 Decided: August 30, 2024

Before KING and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

John Henry Johnson, Appellant Pro Se.

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PER CURIAM:

John Henry Johnson appeals the district court’s order denying his motions for

default judgment, to take judicial notice, and for compassionate release pursuant to

(c)(1)(A), as amended by the First Step Act of 2018,

(b)(1),

, 5239. Having reviewed the record, we discern no reversible

error in the district court’s order. * See United States v. Malone,

, 172 (4th Cir.

2023) (explaining standard of review for denial of compassionate release motion).

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 the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

As to his request for compassionate release, Johnson argues on appeal that the *

Government failed to prove the elements of the offenses for which he was convicted. But we have recognized that “a defendant cannot challenge the validity of a conviction . . . in a compassionate release motion.” United States v. Davis,

, 656 (4th Cir. 2024).

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