US v. Carlos Lanier

Filing 920090424

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 08-8515

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff ­ Appellee, v. CARLOS RAY LANIER, Defendant ­ Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Charlotte. Frank D. Whitney, District Judge. (3:99-cr-00060-FDW-6)

Submitted:

April 16, 2009

Decided:

April 24, 2009

Before WILKINSON, NIEMEYER, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Carlos Ray Lanier, Appellant Pro Se. Amy Elizabeth Ray, Assistant United States Attorney, Asheville, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM: Carlos Ray Lanier appeals the district court's order denying his motion for a reduction of sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) (2006). reversible error. We have reviewed the record and find no Accordingly, we deny the motion for

appointment of counsel and affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. See United States v. Lanier, No. 3:99-cr-00060We dispense with oral argument

FDW-6 (W.D.N.C. Nov. 24, 2008).

because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED

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