Stevens

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS AUG 1 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-300 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 1:19-cr-02038-SAB-1 v.

MEMORANDUM*

JORDAN EVERETT STEVENS,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Stanley Allen Bastian, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted July 9, 2024 Seattle, Washington

Before: HAWKINS, CLIFTON, and BRESS, Circuit Judges.

Defendant Jordan Stevens (“Stevens”) brings this direct appeal following his

conviction by a jury for first-degree murder and discharging a firearm during and in

relation to a crime of violence. He alleges various errors occurred at trial that

individually or cumulatively require a new trial. We affirm his conviction.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. I.

Two of Stevens’ claims involve an improper comment Agent Barefoot made

about Stevens’ guilt when explaining why he had focused…