United States v. Vucic

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: June 5, 2024
• Docket: 23-1662
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUN 5 2024 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-1662 D.C. No. 2:15-cr-00332-KJD-NJK-1 Plaintiff - Appellee,

v. MEMORANDUM* DAMIR VUCIC,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Kent J. Dawson, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted May 29, 2024**

Before: FRIEDLAND, BENNETT, and SANCHEZ, Circuit Judges.

Damir Vucic appeals from the district court’s order denying his motion for

early termination of supervised release under 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)(1). We have

jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

We need not resolve the parties’ dispute over whether this appeal is barred

* 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). by the appeal waiver in Vucic’s plea agreement because, even assuming that the

waiver does not apply, Vucic has not shown he is entitled to relief.

Contrary to Vucic’s contention, the district court expressly considered his

arguments, including his substantial compliance while on supervision and his

difficulty finding employment. The court concluded that early termination was

nonetheless unwarranted in light of Vucic’s delinquent restitution payments, the

probation officer’s assessment of his personal life as unstable, and the nature and

circumstances of the underlying armed robbery offense. The court sufficiently

explained its reasons for denying Vucic’s motion and did not abuse its broad

discretion in denying relief. See 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)(1); United States v. Emmett,

749 F.3d 817, 819-21 (9th Cir. 2014).

AFFIRMED.

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