United States v. Edward Gaston

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUL 22 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-10255

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 2:17-cr-00235-KJM-1 v.

EDWARD CHARLES GASTON, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-10272

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. Nos. 2:17-cr-00235-KJM-1 v. 2:17-cr-00235-KJM

EDWARD CHARLES GASTON,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Kimberly J. Mueller, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted July 12, 2024 San Francisco, California

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Before: HIGGINSON**, MENDOZA, and DESAI, Circuit Judges.

Edward Charles Gaston appeals his guilty-plea conviction for distribution of

methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The United States cross

appeals the district…