Garza

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 25 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 25-2794 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 1:22-cr-00062-JLT-SKO-4 v.

MEMORANDUM*

ALMA GARZA,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Jennifer L. Thurston, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted March 6, 2026 San Francisco, California

Before: M. SMITH and R. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and LEFKOW, District Judge.** Dissent by Judge Lefkow. Defendant-Appellant Alma Garza appeals her jury conviction and sentence

for drug conspiracy and possession charges. Because the parties are familiar with

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Joan H. Lefkow, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, sitting by designation. the facts, we do not recount them here, except as necessary to provide context to our

ruling. We have jurisdiction pursuant to…