United States v. Maurice Fregia

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

NOV 2 2021

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 20-30158

Plaintiff-Appellee, DC No. 1:18-cr-0058-SPW

v.

MEMORANDUM*

MAURICE JOSEPH FREGIA,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Susan P. Watters, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted October 4, 2021 Seattle, Washington

Before: TASHIMA, M. SMITH, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.

Maurice Fregia appeals from the judgment entered following his conviction,

after trial by jury, on three counts: (1) conspiracy to possess with intent to

distribute methamphetamine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846; (2) possession with

intent to distribute methamphetamine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); and (3) possession of

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i).

We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

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