History
  • No items yet
midpage
United States v. Jeffery Okyere
20-6932
| 4th Cir. | Jul 22, 2021
|
Check Treatment
|
Docket

*1 Before WILKINSON, AGEE, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Jeffery Okyere, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

Jeffery Okyere appeals the district court’s order denying Okyere’s second motion for sentence reduction, filed pursuant to the First Step Act of 2018, as well as his self-styled “emergency motion” for compassionate release. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because Okyere’s informal brief does not challenge the basis for the district court’s disposition, [*] he has forfeited appellate review of the appealed-from order. See Jackson v. Lightsey , 775 F.3d 170, 177 (4th Cir. 2014) (“The informal brief is an important document; under Fourth Circuit rules, our review is limited to issues preserved in that brief.”). 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

[*] Okyere’s informal brief focuses instead on the district court’s order denying Okyere’s 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. This court previously denied a certificate of appealability and dismissed Okyere’s appeal of that order. See United States v. Okyere , 803 F. App’x 710 (4th Cir. 2020) (No. 20-6071). 2

Case Details

Case Name: United States v. Jeffery Okyere
Court Name: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Date Published: Jul 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-6932
Court Abbreviation: 4th Cir.
AI-generated responses must be verified and are not legal advice.
Your Notebook is empty. To add cases, bookmark them from your search, or select Add Cases to extract citations from a PDF or a block of text.