Castro

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 27 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA No. 24-2186 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 2:22-cr-00189-GMN-DJA-1 v.

MEMORANDUM*

JULIEN ALCANTAR CASTRO,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Gloria Navarro, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted May 14, 2025 San Francisco, California

Before: S.R. THOMAS, M. SMITH, and BRESS, Circuit Judges.

Defendant Julien Castro pled guilty to one count of possessing a firearm by a

convicted felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8). The district

court subsequently sentenced Castro to a 51-month sentence after applying a four-

level enhancement for possessing the firearm in connection with another felony

offense and denying Castro his requested reduction for acceptance of

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. responsibility. On appeal, Castro challenges the imposition of…