United States v. Leroy Eason, No. 10-1439 (8th Cir. 2010)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Criminal case - Sentencing. District court did not abuse its discretion by denying Eason's motion to compel the government to move for a post- conviction sentence reduction.
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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 10-1439 ___________ United States of America, Appellee, v. Leroy Laron Eason, Appellant. * * * * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the * Eastern District of Missouri. * * [UNPUBLISHED] * ___________ Submitted: August 23, 2010 Filed: August 23, 2010 ___________ Before LOKEN, MURPHY, and BENTON, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. Federal inmate Leroy Eason appeals the district court s1 order denying his motion to compel the government to move for a post-conviction sentence reduction. After careful review, we find the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Eason s motion, because he did not meet his burden of showing that the government s refusal to move for a sentence reduction was premised on an unconstitutional motive 1 The Honorable Charles A. Shaw, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. or was not rationally related to a legitimate government end. See United States v. Marks, 244 F.3d 971, 975 (8th Cir. 2001). Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court. ______________________________ -2-
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