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No. 10767704
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

United States v. Joshua Melvin

No. 10767704 · Decided December 31, 2025
No. 10767704 · Fourth Circuit · 2025 · FlawFinder last updated this page Apr. 2, 2026
Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided
December 31, 2025
Citation
No. 10767704
Disposition
See opinion text.
Full Opinion
USCA4 Appeal: 25-6214 Doc: 9 Filed: 12/31/2025 Pg: 1 of 2 UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 25-6214 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. JOSHUA RAYSHAWN MELVIN, a/k/a J.O., Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. James C. Dever III, District Judge. (5:16-cr-00074-D-2) 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 Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Joshua Rayshawn Melvin, 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 Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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: 25-6214 Doc: 9 Filed: 12/31/2025 Pg: 2 of 2 PER CURIAM: Joshua Rayshawn Melvin appeals the district court’s order denying Melvin’s 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion for a sentence reduction. We have reviewed the record and discern no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. United States v. Melvin, No. 5:16-cr-00074-D-2 (E.D.N.C. Mar. 21, 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
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USCA4 Appeal: 25-6214 Doc: 9 Filed: 12/31/2025 Pg: 1 of 2 UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No.
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