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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 24-6690

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

SYLVESTER CRUSE, JR.,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Charlotte. Frank D. Whitney, District Judge. (3:12-cr-00146-FDW-3)

Submitted: November 19, 2024 Decided: November 22, 2024

Before QUATTLEBAUM, RUSHING, and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Sylvester Cruse, Jr., Appellant Pro Se.

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PER CURIAM:

Sylvester Cruse, Jr., appeals the district court’s order denying his “Motion for

Compassionate Release” and his “Motion for Sentence Reduction,” which were both

brought pursuant to

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

(b)(1),

, 5239. We have reviewed the record and

conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Cruse’s motions. See

United States v. Brown,

, 127 (4th Cir. 2023) (stating standard of review).

Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. United States v. Cruse, No. 3:12-cr-

00146-FDW-3 (W.D.N.C. July 1, 2024). 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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