United States v. Bernard Celestine

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

United States v. Bernard Celestine

Opinion

USCA4 Appeal: 23-6767 Doc: 9 Filed: 02/06/2024 Pg: 1 of 2

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 23-6767

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

BERNARD CELESTINE, a/k/a Speed, a/k/a Beaver,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. James C. Dever III, District Judge. (4:95-cr-00041-D-9)

Submitted: January 30, 2024 Decided: February 6, 2024

Before KING, AGEE, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Bernard Celestine, Appellant Pro Se. David A. Bragdon, Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

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PER CURIAM:

Bernard Celestine appeals the district court’s order denying Celestine’s motions for

leave to (1) amend and supplement a previously filed motion for reconsideration of the

court’s order granting in part and denying in part Celestine’s motion for a sentence

reduction under the First Step Act of 2018,

Pub. L. No. 115-391, 132

Stat. 5194; and (2) file

a sentencing memorandum supporting a downward departure on the sentences imposed on

two of Celestine’s counts of conviction. We have reviewed the record and discern no

reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. United States v.

Celestine, No. 4:95-cr-00041-D-9 (E.D.N.C. filed June 22, 2023 & entered June 23, 2023).

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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Unpublished