United States v. Joel Wright

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 20-50361 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. Nos. v. 3:16-cr-00354-DMS-1 3:16-cr-00354-DMS

JOEL ALEXANDER WRIGHT,

Defendant-Appellant. ORDER AND

AMENDED OPINION

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Dana M. Sabraw, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted December 9, 2021 Pasadena, California

Filed July 29, 2022 Amended August 29, 2022

Before: Marsha S. Berzon and Carlos T. Bea, Circuit Judges, and Richard D. Bennett, * District Judge.

Order; Opinion by Judge Bennett

* The Honorable Richard D. Bennett, United States Senior District Judge for the District of Maryland, sitting by designation. SUMMARY **

Criminal Law

The panel amended an opinion filed July 29, 2022, affirming the district court’s denial of Joel Alexander Wright’s motion for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i) in which Wright requested a reduction to time served and immediate release, or, in the alternative, home detention for the balance of his sentence.

The…