United States v. Lopez Alcaraz

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 18 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 25-1012 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 2:22-cr-00103-JJT-1 v.

MEMORANDUM*

JEFFERSON ALEJANDRO LOPEZ

ALCARAZ, AKA Jefferson Alejandro Lopez Alcazar,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona John J. Tuchi, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted November 12, 2025**

Before: SCHROEDER, RAWLINSON, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.

Jefferson Alejandro Lopez Alcaraz appeals from the district court’s

judgment and challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 180-month sentence for

possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl in violation of

* 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). U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B)(vi).

Lopez Alcaraz’s counsel filed a brief…