UNITED STATES v. VANGH

No. 19-3795.

990 F.3d 1138 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Nkajlo VANGH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 15, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Sanderson Alexander , Katharine Thornton Buzicky , Michelle E. Jones , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, Lisa D. Kirkpatrick , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Saint Paul, MN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Brandon Sample , Brandon Sample, PLC, Rutland, VT, for Defendant-Appellant.

Nkajlo Vangh, Pro Se.

Before SHEPHERD, STRAS, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.


Despite having served less than two years of a 90-month prison sentence, Nkajlo Vangh moved for compassionate release. See 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A). Vangh challenges the district court's1 decision to deny his motion without first giving him an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.

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