US v. Jerome Smith

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UNPUBLISHED PER CURIAM OPINION filed. Originating case number: 3:10-cr-00217-REP-1. Copies to all parties and the district court. [999802779]. Mailed to: Jerome Smith. [15-7778]

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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-7778

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
JEROME SMITH,
Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Richmond.
Robert E. Payne, Senior
District Judge. (3:10-cr-00217-REP-1)

Submitted:

April 21, 2016

Decided:

April 25, 2016

Before WILKINSON, KING, and KEENAN, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Jerome Smith, Appellant Pro Se. Stephen Eugene Anthony, Assistant
United States Attorney, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Jerome Smith appeals the district court’s order granting his
motion for a reduction in his sentence based on a retroactive
amendment

to

the

Sentencing

proportionate reduction.

Guidelines

and

imposing

a

On appeal, we confine our review to the

issues raised in the Appellant’s brief.

See 4th Cir. R. 34(b).

Because Smith’s informal brief does not challenge the basis for
the district court’s disposition, Smith has forfeited appellate
review of the court’s order.

Accordingly, we affirm the district

court’s judgment. 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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