Ansari

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 27 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-2703 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 2:20-cr-00449-FLA-1 v.

MEMORANDUM*

MOHAMMAD JAWAD ANSARI, AKA

Mohammad J. Ansari, AKA Eli,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted December 5, 2024 Pasadena, California

Before: BEA, OWENS, and KOH, Circuit Judges. Concurrence by Judge KOH.

Mohammad Jawad Ansari appeals from his conviction of abusive sexual

contact in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2244(b) after a jury found he knowingly and

intentionally groped a sleeping woman on an airplane. Ansari challenges the

district court’s admission of his post-incident interview and certain lay opinion

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. testimony, the exclusion of expert testimony, and the impartiality of his jury.…