Cuevas

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS SEP 12 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-1668 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 3:22-cr-00308-TWR-1 v.

MEMORANDUM*

FIDENCIO ARELLANO CUEVAS,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Todd W. Robinson, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted September 10, 2024** Pasadena, California

Before: IKUTA and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges, and HSU, District Judge.***

Fidencio Arellano Cuevas appeals his convictions and sentence for

conspiracy to import and importation of methamphetamine in violation of

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). *** The Honorable Wesley L. Hsu, United States District Judge for the Central District of California, sitting by designation. U.S.C. §§ 952, 960, and 963. We affirm.

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