United States v. Kingsley Bowen

MEMORANDUM

Kingsley Lloyd Bowen appeals his convictions of Conspiracy to Possess with Intent To Distribute 1,000 Kilograms or More of Marijuana ( 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 ; 841(a)(1); 841(b)(l)(A)(vii)); Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments ( 18 U.S.C. § 1956 (h)); Conspiracy to Destroy or Remove Property to Prevent Seizure ( 18 U.S.C. § 371 ); and Destruction or Removal of Property to Prevent Seizure ( 18 U.S.C. § 2232 (a)). Because the parties are familiar with the history of the case, we need not recount it here. We affirm the district court.

I

The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Bowen’s motion to continue his sentencing hearing. A district court has “broad discretion” to grant or deny a continuance. United States v. Kloehn, 620 F.3d 1122, 1126 (9th Cir.2010). Its decision “will not be disturbed on appeal absent clear abuse of that discretion.” Id. at 1126-27 (internal quotation marks omitted). The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying the motion for a continuance because Bowen had enough time to analyze the error found in Exhibit 299, and he did not specifically explain why a continuance would have been necessary given his familiarity…