United States v. Derrell Gilchrist
United States v. Derrell Gilchrist
Opinion
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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 25-6131
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
DERRELL LAMONT GILCHRIST, a/k/a Darrell Lamont Gilchrist,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt. Deborah K. Chasanow, Senior District Judge. (8:02-cr-00245-DKC-1)
Submitted: November 20, 2025 Decided: December 11, 2025
Before THACKER, HARRIS, and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Derrell Lamont Gilchrist, Appellant Pro Se. David Christian Bornstein, Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.
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PER CURIAM:
Derrell Lamont Gilchrist appeals the district court’s order granting in part and
denying in part his motions for a sentence reduction under
18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A). By
way of his motions, Gilchrist sought to reduce his 112-year sentence to 25 years. After
finding that Gilchrist was eligible for a sentence reduction and thoroughly assessing the
18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors, the district court reduced Gilchrist’s sentence to 37 years’
imprisonment.
On appeal, Gilchrist argues that: (1) the district court failed to provide an
individualized explanation and erred in calculating his Sentencing Guidelines range
without considering the combination of the vacatur of a 1994 state conviction and
Amendments 742 and 821; and (2) the court erred in applying the increased statutory
penalty for brandishing a firearm, in light of Alleyne v. United States,
570 U.S. 99(2013),
and failing to fully consider the effect of Alleyne when considering the applicable
18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors when reducing his sentence. We discern no reversible error in the district
court’s decision. * See United States v. Brown,
78 F.4th 122, 127(4th Cir. 2023)
(explaining standard of review for denial of § 3582(c)(1)(A) motion). The court conducted
an individualized review and thoroughly explained its § 3553(a) analysis. Accordingly,
we affirm.
The same order denied Gilchrist’s pro se motion for a sentence reduction pursuant *
to Amendment 821 because his Guidelines range would not change. On appeal, Gilchrist concedes that relief under
18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) was unavailable.
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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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