Reyes

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 8 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 24-7053 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 8:21-cr-00075-JLS-1 v.

MEMORANDUM*

EDDY REYES,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Josephine L. Staton, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted December 3, 2025** Pasadena, California

Before: CALLAHAN and KOH, Circuit Judges, and BARKER, District Judge.***

Defendant Eddy Reyes (“Reyes”) pleaded guilty to kidnapping resulting in

death under 18 U.S.C. § 1201(a)(1), which carries a statutory mandatory minimum

* 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 J. Campbell Barker, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, sitting by designation. sentence of life imprisonment. Consistent with the…