United States of America v. Arthur Nakia Jones

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 15-6856
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff – Appellee,
v.
ARTHUR NAKIA JONES,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Newport News. Rebecca Beach Smith,
Chief District Judge. (4:08-cr-00088-RBS-FBS-1)
Submitted: October 30, 2015 Decided: December 4, 2015
Before KING, KEENAN, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Arthur Nakia Jones, Appellant Pro Se. Eric Matthew Hurt,
Assistant United States Attorney, Newport News, Virginia, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Arthur Nakia Jones appeals from the district court’s order
denying his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) (2012) motion to reduce his
sentence pursuant to Amendment 782 to the U.S. Sentencing
Guidelines Manual (2014). A district court’s decision on
whether to reduce a sentence under § 3582(c)(2) is reviewed for
abuse of discretion, while its conclusion on the scope of its
legal authority under that provision is reviewed de novo.
United States v. Munn, 595 F.3d 183, 186 (4th Cir. 2010).
Our review of the record reveals that the district court
did not abuse its discretion in denying Jones’ motion. See
United States v. Smalls, 720 F.3d 193 (4th Cir. 2013).
Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. 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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