Verzosa

United States v. Verzosa

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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 17, 202524-6176California600 words

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Opinion

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 17 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 24-6176 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 2:10-cr-00179-RAJ-1 v. MEMORANDUM*

JUSTIN PAUL VERZOSA,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Richard A. Jones, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted November 21, 2025 Seattle, Washington

Before: W. FLETCHER, PAEZ, and DESAI, Circuit Judges.

Justin Verzosa (“Verzosa”) appeals the district court’s denial of his petition

for a writ of error coram nobis. Verzosa argues that when he pled guilty to violating

18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) as a prohibited possessor of a firearm, he was not advised that

actual knowledge of his status as a prohibited possessor was an element of the

offense. See Rehaif v. United States, 588 U.S. 225, 227 (2019).

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. We have…

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