United States v. Charles Topps

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 21 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 21-30047

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 3:17-cr-00057-SLG-1

v.

MEMORANDUM*

CHARLES BERNARD TOPPS,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Alaska Sharon L. Gleason, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted January 19, 2022**

Before: SILVERMAN, CLIFTON, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.

Charles Bernard Topps appeals from the district court’s order denying his

motion for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i). We have

jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Topps contends that remand is required because the district court did not

* 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). explain what legal standard it was applying, making it unclear whether…