United States v. Craig Wieneke

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: May 4, 2023
• Docket: 22-1662
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 22-1662 ___________________________

United States of America

Plaintiff - Appellee

v.

Craig Wieneke

Defendant - Appellant ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Springfield ____________

Submitted: May 1, 2023 Filed: May 4, 2023 [Unpublished] ____________

Before LOKEN, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges. ___________

PER CURIAM. Federal inmate Craig Allen Wieneke appeals after the district court 1 denied his pro se motion for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A). Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.

The district court did not abuse its broad discretion in denying relief, as it adequately considered the parties’ arguments and the relevant 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors. See United States v. Rodd, 966 F.3d 740, 746 (8th Cir. 2020) (reviewing decision to grant or deny authorized sentence reduction under § 3582(c)(1)(A) for abuse of discretion); see also United States v. Marcussen, 15 F.4th 855, 859 (8th Cir. 2021) (affirming denial of § 3582(c)(1)(A) sentence reduction; no abuse of broad discretion when district court considered inmate’s unique circumstances and health conditions, and concluded the § 3553(a) factors weighed against release).

The judgment is affirmed. ______________________________

1 The Honorable Roseann A. Ketchmark, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri.

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