United States v. Dontravis Smith

USCA4 Appeal: 25-6960 Doc: 8 Filed: 06/24/2026 Pg: 1 of 2

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 25-6960

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. DONTRAVIS DOMINIQUE SMITH, a/k/a Dominique, Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Charlotte. Kenneth D. Bell, District Judge. (3:19-cr-00271-KDB-DCK-1)

Submitted: June 18, 2026 Decided: June 24, 2026

Before GREGORY and RUSHING, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Dontravis Dominique Smith, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM: Dontravis Dominique Smith appeals the district court’s order denying Smith’s motions for sentence reduction under the First Step Act and for compassionate release.

Upon review, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Smith’s motions. See United States v. Bethea, 54 F.4th 826, 831 (4th Cir. 2022) (stating standard of review for motion for compassionate release); United States v. Martin, 916 F.3d 389, 395 (4th Cir. 2019) (stating standard of review for motion for sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)). Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. United States v. Smith, No. 3:19-cr-00271-KDB-DCK-1 (W.D.N.C. Aug. 22, 2025). 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