United States v. Christopher Mejia

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS AUG 12 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 19-35781

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 3:13-cr-00034-RRB-1 v.

CHRISTOPHER THOMAS MEJIA, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Alaska Ralph R. Beistline, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted August 4, 2021** Anchorage, Alaska

Before: WARDLAW, MILLER, and BADE, Circuit Judges.

Christopher Mejia appeals the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to

vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence for conspiracy to distribute and possess

with intent to distribute heroin, attempt to possess with intent to distribute heroin,

and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. We review de novo

* 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).…