Verzosa
United States v. Verzosa
Opinion
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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED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…