Ruiz-Rivera

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 12 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-3775 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 3:20-mj-20306-AHG-WQH-1 v.

MEMORANDUM*

J. INES RUIZ-RIVERA,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California William Q. Hayes, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted February 4, 2025 Pasadena, California

Before: MILLER, LEE, and DESAI, Circuit Judges.

J. Ines Ruiz-Rivera appeals his misdemeanor conviction for attempted illegal

entry into the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1325. He argues that the

magistrate judge erred in denying his motion to suppress his post-arrest confession.

We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

On appeal from a district court’s order affirming a misdemeanor conviction,

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. we review the magistrate judge’s decision directly, giving no deference…