United States v. John Pierce

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

SEP 1 2021

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 19-30215

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 3:18-cr-00040-SLG-2 v.

JOHN PIERCE, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Alaska Sharon L. Gleason, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted June 17, 2021 Anchorage, Alaska

Before: RAWLINSON, CHRISTEN, and R. NELSON, Circuit Judges.

John Pierce appeals his jury convictions for conspiracy to commit credit

union robbery, 18 U.S.C. § 371; armed robbery of a credit union, 18 U.S.C.

§ 2113(a) and (d); and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of

violence, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(ii). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. § 1291 and we affirm. Because the parties are familiar with the facts, we recite

only those necessary to resolve the issues on appeal.

1. Pierce…