US v. Anthony Chosewood - Sentence Reduction Appeal

4th Circuit Daily Opinions

Filed March 2nd, 2026

Detected March 3rd, 2026

Summary

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's denial of Anthony Scott Chosewood's motion for a sentence reduction under Amendment 821 to the Sentencing Guidelines. The unpublished opinion means this decision does not set precedent.

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's decision to deny Anthony Scott Chosewood's motion for a sentence reduction. Chosewood sought this reduction pursuant to Amendment 821 to the Sentencing Guidelines, which addresses certain prior convictions. The appellate court found no abuse of discretion in the lower court's ruling.

This is an unpublished opinion, meaning it does not establish binding precedent within the Fourth Circuit. While the specific defendant's case is resolved, the ruling does not create new legal obligations or guidance for other entities. Legal professionals representing defendants in similar situations should note that this specific appeal did not result in a sentence modification.

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES CO URT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH C IRCUIT No. 24-7123 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. ANTHONY SCOTT C HOSEWOOD, Defendant - Appella nt. Appeal from the United States Dist rict Court for the District of South Carolina, at Columbia. Joseph F. Anderson, Jr., Senior District Judge. (3:18- cr -00618- JFA -1) Submitted: February 2 6, 2026 Decided: March 2, 2026 Before NIEMEYER and QUATTLE BAUM, Circuit Judge s, and FLOYD, Senior Circui t Judge. Affirmed by unpublish ed per curiam opini on. ON BRIEF: Kimberly H. Al bro, Assista nt Federal Public D efender, FEDERA L PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFIC E, Columbia, South C arolina, for Appella nt. Brook B. Andrews, Acting United Stat es Attorney, Leesa Washington, Assistant Unit ed States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STA TES ATTORNEY, Greenvill e, South Carolina, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding prec edent in this circuit.

2 PER CURIAM: Anthony Scott Chos ewood appeals the dist rict court’s order denying his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion for a s entence reducti on pursuant to A mendment 821 to the Sentencing Guidelines. We have revi ewed the record a nd discern n o abuse of discretion in the denial of Chosewood’s motion. See U nited States v. Spruhan, 989 F.3d 266, 26 9 (4th Cir. 2021) (providing standard). Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. United States v. Chosewood, No. 3:18- cr - 00618- JFA - 1 (D.S.C. Nov. 8, 2024). We dispense with oral a rgument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the mater ials before this court and argum ent would no t aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED