United States v. Willie Hill

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUL 17 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-50227

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 2:20-cr-00543-SB-AB-3 v.

WILLIE ALSHA HILL, AKA Big Smoke, MEMORANDUM* AKA Keith, AKA Smeezy,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Stanley Blumenfeld, Jr., District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted May 16, 2024 Pasadena, California

Before: COLLINS, H.A. THOMAS, and JOHNSTONE, Circuit Judges.

Appellant Willie Alsha Hill was convicted of conspiracy to distribute, or

possess with intent to distribute, controlled substances in violation of 21 U.S.C.

§ 846. He challenges the district court’s denial of his request for a mistrial, the

sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction, the district court’s failure to

provide specific unanimity and multiple conspiracies jury instructions, and the

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by…