Velez

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 20 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 24-7811 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 3:21-cr-00079-WHA v.

MEMORANDUM*

FELIPE VELEZ,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California William Alsup, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted December 4, 2025 San Francisco, California

Before: R. NELSON, COLLINS, and VANDYKE, Circuit Judges.

Defendant-Appellant Felipe Velez appeals the district court’s decision

revoking his supervised release and the sentence imposed upon revocation. We have

jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.

“Whether the district court provided an adequate statement of reasons for the

sentence it imposed is a question of law that we review de novo.” United States v.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Miqbel, 444 F.3d 1173, 1176 (9th Cir. 2006) (cleaned up). But where, as here, “a

defendant…