US v. Ricky Pierce

Filing 920091116

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 09-6295

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. RICKY LEE PIERCE, Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Greenville. Malcolm J. Howard, Senior District Judge. (4:05-cr-00002-H-1)

Submitted:

October 27, 2009

Decided:

November 16, 2009

Before MICHAEL, MOTZ, and KING, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Ricky Lee Pierce, Appellant Pro Se. Anne Margaret Hayes, Rudolf A. Renfer, Jr., Assistant United States Attorneys, Robert Jack Higdon, Jr., OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM: Ricky Lee Pierce appeals the district court's order denying his motion to reduce his sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) (2006). reversible error. We have reviewed the record and find no

Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated United States v. Pierce, No. 4:05-cr9, 2009). to hold Pierce's his motions brief for in

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