United States v. Leonus Peterson

USCA4 Appeal: 24-6981 Doc: 9 Filed: 04/15/2025 Pg: 1 of 2 UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 24-6981 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. LEONUS STEVENSON PETERSON, a/k/a Doe, a/k/a Doughboy, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond. John A. Gibney, Jr., Senior District Judge. (3:18-cr-00090-JAG-1) Submitted: April 10, 2025 Decided: April 15, 2025 Before WILKINSON and RUSHING, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Leonus Stevenson Peterson, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. USCA4 Appeal: 24-6981 Doc: 9 Filed: 04/15/2025 Pg: 2 of 2 PER CURIAM: Leonus Stevenson Peterson appeals the district court’s order denying relief on his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motions for a sentence reduction. “We review a district court’s decision [whether] to reduce a sentence under § 3582(c)(2) for abuse of discretion and its ruling as to the scope of its legal authority under § 3582(c)(2) de novo.” United States v. Mann, 709 F.3d 301, 304 (4th Cir. 2013). Our review of the record reveals no error. The district court clearly understood its authority to reduce Peterson’s sentence and recognized Peterson’s postsentencing conduct, but the court declined to grant a reduction based on its review of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. 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