United States v. Richard Langley

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 20-50119 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. Nos. v. 3:16-cr-00393-MMA-1 3:16-cr-00393-MMA

RICHARD LANGLEY, AKA

Richard M Langley, Defendant-Appellant. OPINION

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Michael M. Anello, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted August 30, 2021* Pasadena, California

Filed November 16, 2021

Before: Sandra S. Ikuta, Mark J. Bennett, and Ryan D. Nelson, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam Opinion

* The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). SUMMARY**

Criminal

The panel affirmed the district court’s denial of Richard Langley’s renewed motion to amend the conditions of his supervised release to permit him to use medical marijuana as allowed by California state law.

Langley, who submitted a report from a physician opining that marijuana was the best medical solution for his pain issues, argued that he has a fundamental constitutional right under the Fourteenth…