United States v. Joshua Flores

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS SEP 4 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-10256

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 3:20-xr-90052-MMC-1 v.

JOSHUA FLORES, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Maxine M. Chesney, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted February 8, 2024 San Francisco, California

Before: R. NELSON, FORREST, and SANCHEZ, Circuit Judges.

Appellant Joshua Flores appeals his convictions for interfering with agency

actions, disorderly conduct, and intoxication to a dangerous degree in a public park.

We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm, albeit on different grounds.

1. Right to Confrontation. Flores argues that the district court violated his

Sixth Amendment right to confrontation by admitting at trial testimony given by

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