United States v. Charles Edgar Thayer

EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

Thayer contends that, because he is terminally ill and likely to die in prison, the district court abused its discretion in denying his Fed.R.Crim.P. 35(b) motion to reduce his 10-year sentence to suspension on time served. Affirmed.

FACTS

While serving a 45-year prison term in Georgia for violation of securities laws, Thayer was indicted on six counts of wire fraud in the Western District of Washington. He came to trial in federal court and was found guilty on four counts.

In July 1987, the court sentenced him to 20 years (four consecutive five-year terms), the…