Romero

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 21 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-2237 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 2:21-cr-00285-SVW-1 v.

MEMORANDUM*

MAURO ROMERO,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Stephen V. Wilson, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted January 16, 2025** Pasadena, California

Before: RAWLINSON and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges, and RAKOFF, District Judge.***

Mauro Romero (Romero) appeals his 63-month sentence for possession with

intent to distribute and distribution of over 50 grams of methamphetamine.

* 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 Jed S. Rakoff, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, sitting by designation. “Appellate review is to determine whether the…