Lopez-Armenta

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS AUG 14 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-618 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 2:21-cr-00132-JCC-1 v. MEMORANDUM*

FERNANDO LOPEZ-ARMENTA,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington John C. Coughenour, Senior District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted June 5, 2024 Portland, Oregon

Before: RAWLINSON, FORREST, and SUNG, Circuit Judges.

Fernando Lopez-Armenta appeals his convictions for possession of a

controlled substance with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1),

(b)(1)(A), and for carrying a firearm during the commission of a drug trafficking

crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924 (c)(1)(A)(i). We have jurisdiction under

U.S.C § 1291, and we affirm.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. 1. The district court did not abuse its discretion…