United States v. Kirisimasi Masuisui

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 17 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 19-10349

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 1:14-cr-00173-DKW-1 v.

KIRISIMASI MASUISUI, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii Derrick Kahala Watson, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted February 15, 2022 Honolulu, Hawaii

Before: HAWKINS, R. NELSON, and FORREST, Circuit Judges.

Defendant Kirisimasi Masuisui (“Masuisui”) appeals his conviction and 292-

month sentence for conspiring to possess/distribute methamphetamine and cocaine

and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. We affirm.

There was no abuse of discretion in denying Masuisui’s motion to withdraw

his guilty plea. Masuisui did not demonstrate a “fair and just reason” for requesting

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. withdrawal of his plea nearly two years after its…