United States v. Roman Prescott, Jr.

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: September 30, 2025
• Docket: 25-1815
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 25-1815 ___________________________

United States of America

Plaintiff - Appellee

v.

Roman Gabriel Prescott, Jr., also known as Rome

Defendant - Appellant ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Minnesota ____________

Submitted: August 21, 2025 Filed: September 30, 2025 [Unpublished] ____________

Before LOKEN, GRASZ, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM.

One year into his 57-month sentence for possessing a firearm as a felon, see 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), Roman Prescott requested a sentence reduction, see id. § 3582(c)(2). He argues the district court 1 needed to say more about why it did not grant one.

We conclude otherwise. See United States v. McDonald, 944 F.3d 769, 771 (8th Cir. 2019) (reviewing for an abuse of discretion). Even if an explanation was necessary, but see Chavez-Meza v. United States, 585 U.S. 109, 115 (2018) (noting that “the statute governing sentence-modification motions does not insist that the judge provide a ‘reason’” (quoting 18 U.S.C. § 3553(c)(1))), the district court’s order showed that it “considered the parties’ arguments” and “exercis[ed] [its] own legal decisionmaking authority,” id. at 118 (citation omitted). Enough, in other words, “for meaningful appellate review.” Id. at 115 (citation omitted). We accordingly affirm the judgment of the district court. ______________________________

1 The Honorable Joan N. Ericksen, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota. -2-