United States v. Jermaine Wright

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS SEP 16 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-50223 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 5:17-cr-00229-JGB-01 v.

MEMORANDUM*

JERMAINE WRIGHT,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Jesus G. Bernal, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted September 11, 2024** Pasadena, California

Before: IKUTA, FRIEDLAND, and LEE, Circuit Judges.

Jermaine Wright appeals his conviction for attempted arson of a building

affecting interstate commerce, 18 U.S.C. §844(i). We have jurisdiction under

U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.

* 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). Wright decided to burn down his restaurant, Fat Boyz Grill, to collect on its

$300,000 insurance policy and solicited an electrician to help him. But Wright was

in…