Newton

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 27 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 25-3865 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 4:24-cr-00035-BMM-1 v.

MEMORANDUM*

LEVI ERIC NEWTON,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Brian M. Morris, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted January 22, 2026**

Before: WARDLAW, CLIFTON, and R. NELSON, Circuit Judges.

Levi Eric Newton appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges

his guilty-plea conviction and 124-month sentence for conspiracy to possess with

intent to distribute and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance in

violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2 and 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846.

* 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). Newton’s counsel filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386…