United States v. Rico Gillespie

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUN 21 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 21-30211

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 3:17-cr-00062-SLG-1 v.

RICO P. GILLESPIE, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

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

Argued and Submitted June 8, 2022 Anchorage, Alaska

Before: HURWITZ, BRESS, and H. THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

Rico Gillespie appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for

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

jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Reviewing for abuse of discretion, United

States v. Keller, 2 F.4th 1278, 1281 (9th Cir. 2021) (per curiam), we affirm.

1. The district court did not abuse its discretion in concluding that Gillespie

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. had not demonstrated “extraordinary and compelling…