Sambrano

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 6 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-3408 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 4:21-cr-02281-SHR-JR-4 v.

MEMORANDUM*

ELIAS SAMBRANO,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Scott H. Rash, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted March 2, 2026** Phoenix, Arizona

Before: CLIFTON, BYBEE, and MILLER, Circuit Judges.

Following a guilty plea, Elias Sambrano was convicted of conspiracy to

possess cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of cocaine with intent to

distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 846. He was sentenced to

* 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). months of imprisonment, the statutory mandatory minimum, and now appeals his

sentence. We affirm.

1. Sambrano challenges the district…