United States v. Wesley Long

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 28 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-30022

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 4:22-cr-00026-BLW-1 v.

WESLEY VAN LONG, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Idaho B. Lynn Winmill, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Submitted May 23, 2024** Anchorage, Alaska

Before: BYBEE, FRIEDLAND, and MILLER, Circuit Judges.

Defendant Wesley Van Long (“Long”) appeals his 108-month sentence for

Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C.

§§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A). We affirm.

We review Long’s sentence for abuse of discretion, asking first whether the

* 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). district court committed “significant procedural error” and then…