United States v. James Walton

USCA4 Appeal: 25-6267 Doc: 9 Filed: 12/31/2025 Pg: 1 of 2 UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 25-6267 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. JAMES EARL WALTON, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Elizabeth City. Terrence W. Boyle, District Judge. (2:07-cr-00017-BO-1) Submitted: December 23, 2025 Decided: December 31, 2025 Before WILKINSON and RUSHING, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. James Earl Walton, Appellant Pro Se. Lucy Partain Brown, Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. USCA4 Appeal: 25-6267 Doc: 9 Filed: 12/31/2025 Pg: 2 of 2 PER CURIAM: James Earl Walton appeals the district court’s order denying his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion for a sentence reduction pursuant to Amendment 821 to the Sentencing Guidelines. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. See United States v. Mann, 709 F.3d 301, 304 (4th Cir. 2013) (providing standard). Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. United States v. Walton, No. 2:07-cr- 00017-BO-1 (E.D.N.C. Feb. 11, 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 2