U.S. v. BRIONES

No. 16-10150.

890 F.3d 811 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Riley BRIONES, Jr., AKA Unknown Spitz, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 16, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vikki M. Liles (argued), Phoenix, Arizona, for Defendant-Appellant.

Patrick J. Schneider (argued), Assistant United States Attorney; Krissa M. Lanham , Deputy Appellate Chief; Elizabeth A. Strange , First Assistant United States Attorney; United States Attorney's Office, Flagstaff, Arizona; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Opinion by Judge Rawlinson; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge O'Scannlain.


OPINION

We must decide whether the district court appropriately rejected a juvenile offender's argument that he should not receive a sentence of life without parole.

I

A

Riley Briones, Jr. was a founder and leader of a gang styled the "Eastside Crips Rolling 30's." Briones was involved...

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