Dr. Salvador Plasencia, a physician convicted in connection with drugs obtained for actor Matthew Perry, is appealing his 30-month prison sentence in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In filings reported by multiple outlets, Plasencia argues that the trial and sentencing judge treated him unfairly and that the punishment was excessive. He also disputes how he is characterized in the case, telling the appeals court that he acted primarily as a drug dealer rather than as a physician for Perry, who died in October 2023.
The appeals focus on whether the sentence should be overturned or reduced. Both reports describe Plasencia seeking relief from the federal appellate court and maintaining that the legal proceedings did not properly account for his role and circumstances. The sources do not indicate that the conviction itself has been overturned; rather, they describe the appeal as an effort to challenge the length and fairness of the sentence.
