0 0 6 ▁an ▁appeal ▁stem ming ▁from ▁Laz aren ko ' s ▁conv iction ▁( but ▁not ▁the ▁appeal ▁of ▁the ▁conv iction ) ▁was ▁heard ▁by ▁a ▁three ▁judge ▁panel ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁N inth ▁Circ uit , ▁which ▁included ▁former ▁Associ ate ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁Sand ra ▁Day ▁O ' Con nor ▁sitting ▁by ▁design ation . ▁Laz aren ko ▁was ▁in car cer ated ▁at ▁the ▁Federal ▁Cor re ction al ▁Institution ▁in ▁Dublin , ▁California . ▁U . S . ▁District ▁Court ▁Judge ▁Charles ▁Bre yer ▁cut ▁Laz aren ko ' s ▁sentence ▁from ▁ 1 0 8 ▁to ▁ 9 7 ▁months ▁in ▁prison ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁court ▁took ▁into ▁account ▁that ▁the ▁N inth ▁Circ uit ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁had ▁dismiss ed ▁approximately ▁half ▁the ▁counts ▁he ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of , ▁leaving ▁conv ict ions ▁only ▁for ▁acts ▁committed ▁ 1 7 ▁years ▁previously . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Ukrain ian ▁Inter ior ▁Minister ▁Y uri y ▁L ut sen ko ▁stated ▁that ▁if ▁Laz aren ko ▁returns ▁to ▁Ukraine ▁he ▁will ▁be ▁det ained ▁as ▁he ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁international ▁wanted ▁list . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁imprison ed ▁at ▁FC I ▁Terminal ▁Island ▁until ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Since ▁then ▁he ▁applied ▁for ▁res iden cy ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁According ▁to ▁Laz aren