United States of America v. Roman Gabriel Prescott, Jr., also known as Rome

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 25-1815
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United States of America
Plaintiff - Appellee
v.
Roman Gabriel Prescott, Jr., also known as Rome
Defendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the District of Minnesota
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Submitted: August 21, 2025
Filed: September 30, 2025
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, GRASZ, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
One year into his 57-month sentence for possessing a firearm as a felon, see
18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), Roman Prescott requested a sentence reduction, see id.

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§ 3582(c)(2). He argues the district court1 needed to say more about why it did not
grant one.
We conclude otherwise. See United States v. McDonald, 944 F.3d 769, 771
(8th Cir. 2019) (reviewing for an abuse of discretion). Even if an explanation was
necessary, but see Chavez-Meza v. United States, 585 U.S. 109, 115 (2018) (noting
that “the statute governing sentence-modification motions does not insist that the
judge provide a ‘reason’” (quoting 18 U.S.C. § 3553(c)(1))), the district court’s order
showed that it “considered the parties’ arguments” and “exercis[ed] [its] own legal
decisionmaking authority,” id. at 118 (citation omitted). Enough, in other words,
“for meaningful appellate review.” Id. at 115 (citation omitted). We accordingly
affirm the judgment of the district court.
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1 The Honorable Joan N. Ericksen, United States District Judge for the District
of Minnesota.

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