United States v. Robert Hamilton
Opinion
Opinion
FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-10161
Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 3:21-cr-00202- v. WHO-
ROBERT HAMILTON,
OPINION
Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California William Horsley Orrick, District Judge, Presiding
Argued and Submitted November 17, 2023 San Francisco, California
Filed March 24, 2025
Before: Danielle J. Forrest and Salvador Mendoza, Jr., Circuit Judges, and Solomon Oliver, Jr., * Senior District Judge.
Opinion by Judge Forrest; Concurrence by Judge Oliver, Jr.
* The Honorable Solomon Oliver, Jr., Senior United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, sitting by designation. SUMMARY **
Criminal Law
The panel affirmed Robert Hamilton’s conviction and sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime. Law enforcement had specific information connecting Hamilton to an unlawful shooting. When they located and tried to…