United States v. Sean Scates

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS OCT 22 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 20-10427

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 1:18-cr-00133-LEK-WRP-16 v.

SEAN SCATES, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii Leslie E. Kobayashi, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted October 15, 2021** Honolulu, Hawaii

Before: O’SCANNLAIN, MILLER, and LEE, Circuit Judges.

Sean Scates challenges the sentence imposed after he pleaded guilty to

conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute, 50 grams or more

of methamphetamine. As the facts are known to the parties, we repeat them only

as necessary to explain our decision.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). I

Scates argues that the district court erred…