United States v. Billy Flores

MEMORANDUM

Billy Miranda Flores (“Flores”) was convicted of conspiracy to distribute oxyco-done, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (a)(1), (b)(1)(C), and 846; three counts of distribution of oxycodone, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1), (b)(1)(C); one count of possession with intent to distribute methadone, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1), (b)(1)(C); and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of possession with intent to distribute methadone, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924 (c)(1)(A). The district court sentenced Flores to 240 months imprisonment — 180 months for the drug charges and 60 months for the firearm charge, imposed consecutively. He appeals his conviction on the firearm charge and his sentence. In this memorandum disposition, we consider only Flores’s challenges to his conviction for possession of a firearm in furtherance of the methadone charge. In a concurrently filed opinion, we address Flores’s separate challenges to his sentence. See United States v. Flores, 725 F.3d 1028 (9th Cir.2013). We recite here only the facts necessary to explain our memorandum decision. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742 (a). We affirm…