Barahona-Panameno
United States v. Barahona-Panameno
Opinion
Opinion
NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 21 2026
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 24-5632 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 4:22-cr-02283-RM-JR-1 v.
MEMORANDUM*
WENDY BARAHONA-PANAMENO,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Rosemary Márquez, District Judge, Presiding
Argued and Submitted January 5, 2026 Phoenix, Arizona
Before: HAWKINS, RAWLINSON, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Wendy Barahona-Panameno (Barahona-Panameno) appeals the district
court’s denial of her motion for a directed verdict. Reviewing de novo, we affirm.
See Erickson Prods., Inc. v. Kast, 921 F.3d 822, 828 (9th Cir. 2019).
1. Barahona-Panameno asserts that there was insufficient evidence to
support her conviction on Counts 5 and 6, involving two of the noncitizens who
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. did not testify. We review de novo whether there was sufficient evidence to
support the…