United States v. Christine Hogate

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: January 22, 2021
• Docket: 20-1968
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 20-1968 ___________________________

United States of America,

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee,

v.

Christine Michelle Hogate,

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant. ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Central ____________

Submitted: January 14, 2021 Filed: January 22, 2021 [Unpublished] ____________

Before COLLOTON, GRUENDER, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM.

Federal prisoner Christine Hogate appeals the district court’s1 denial of her motion seeking release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i). Hogate’s appointed

1 The Honorable James E. Gritzner, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa. counsel has moved to withdraw and filed a brief arguing that the district court erred in denying relief.

The district court determined that the circumstances that Hogate cited did not amount to extraordinary or compelling reasons that warranted a sentence reduction. We conclude that there was no abuse of discretion in the district court’s determination. See United States v. Loggins, 966 F.3d 891, 893 (8th Cir. 2020). Accordingly, we affirm and grant counsel leave to withdraw. ______________________________

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