Azucenas
United States v. Azucenas
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 8, 202423-783California3,573 words
Opinion
Opinion
NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS OCT 8 2024
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-783 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 3:19-cr-02688-JLS-1 v.
MEMORANDUM*
ZODIAC AZUCENAS,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Janis L. Sammartino, District Judge, Presiding
Argued and Submitted June 6, 2024 Pasadena, California
Before: CLIFTON and COLLINS, Circuit Judges, and RODRIGUEZ, District Judge.**
Appellant Zodiac Azucenas, a 44-year-old United States citizen, was found
guilty by a jury of one count of receiving child pornography (18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2))
and one count of possessing child pornography (18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B)).
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Xavier Rodriguez, United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, sitting by designation. From September to December 2016, Azucenas engaged in several…