United States v. Karla Rodriguez

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUL 31 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-50003

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 3:19-cr-04615-AJB-2 v.

KARLA PATRICIA RODRIGUEZ, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-50004

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 3:19-cr-04615-AJB-1 v.

DAVID ELIAS MARTINS,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Anthony J. Battaglia, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted May 10, 2024 Pasadena, California

Before: WARDLAW, CHRISTEN, and BENNETT, Circuit Judges. Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge BENNETT.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. In this consolidated appeal, Defendants Karla Rodriguez and David Martins

appeal their sentences for knowingly distributing a controlled substance in violation

of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), which…