United States v. Webster

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: December 24, 2024
• Docket: 24-2033
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 24 2024 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 24-2033 D.C. No. 3:06-cr-00096-SLG -1 Plaintiff - Appellee,

v. MEMORANDUM* DON ARTHUR WEBSTER, Jr., AKA Jerry Starr, AKA Daddy,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Alaska Sharon L. Gleason, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted December 17, 2024**

Before: WALLACE, GRABER, and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges.

Don Arthur Webster, Jr. appeals from the district court’s order denying his

third motion for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A). We have

jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C § 1291. Reviewing for abuse of discretion, United

* 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). States v. Wright, 46 F.4th 938, 944 (9th Cir. 2022), we affirm.

Webster contends that, in concluding the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors did not

support compassionate release, “[t]he district court abused its discretion by

ignoring the growth, change, and punishment Webster has undergone over the past

20 years of imprisonment.” This assertion is not supported by the record, which

shows that the court considered all of these factors, as well as Webster’s age,

deteriorating health, and staffing issues at his prison. The court nevertheless

concluded that the § 3553(a) factors—particularly “the severe nature” of Webster’s

offense conduct and the need to promote respect for the law, afford adequate

deterrence, protect the public, and provide just punishment—counseled against

release. Contrary to Webster’s argument, the court was not required to “tick off”

each of the other § 3553(a) factors, see United States v. Carty, 520 F.3d 984, 992

(9th Cir. 2008) (en banc), and Webster’s disagreement with how the court weighed

the factors is insufficient to show an abuse of discretion. See Wright, 46 F.4th at

948; United States v. Robertson, 895 F.3d 1206, 1213 (9th Cir. 2018) (district court

abuses its discretion only if its decision is illogical, implausible, or without support

in the record).

AFFIRMED.

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