United States v. Wills ( 2006 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 06-6691
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
CHRISTOPHER WILLS,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. William D. Quarles, Jr., District Judge.
(1:99-cr-00052-FNS-2)
Submitted: August 30, 2006 Decided: September 15, 2006
Before MOTZ and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Christopher Wills, Appellant Pro Se. Tarra R. DeShields-Minnis,
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Baltimore, Maryland, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Christopher Wills, a federal prisoner, appeals the
district court’s order denying his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) (2000)
motion for a reduction of sentence. Wills argued his sentence
should be reduced in light of Amendment 599 affecting U.S.
Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 2K2.4 (2000). We have previously
addressed and rejected the issue now raised by Wills. See United
States v. Wills, No. 01-7725, 2002 WL 970442 (4th Cir. May 10,
2002) (per curiam). Thus, this court’s prior holding is the law of
the case, and Wills may not re-litigate that issue in this appeal.
See United States v. Aramony, 166 F.3d 655, 661 (4th Cir. 1999).
Accordingly, we deny Wills’ motion for appointment of counsel and
affirm the district court’s order for that reason. See United
States v. Wills, No. 1:99-cr-00052-FNS-2 (D. Md. filed Mar. 23,
2006 & entered Mar. 24, 2006). We dispense with oral argument
because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in
the materials before the court and argument would not aid the
decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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