United States v. Rose

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of the defendant's motion for a sentence reduction because the district court gave two independent reasons for denying relief and the defendant challenged only one. Even assuming the defendant had shown extraordinary and compelling reasons, he did not challenge the district court's conclusion that statutory sentencing factors independently precluded a reduction. The court also held that the defendant was not prejudiced by his inability to file a reply brief because he identified no argument that would have addressed those sentencing factors.