United States v. Elishay Banks

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 26 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 20-50026

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 18CR1228-BEN

v.

MEMORANDUM*

ELISHAY BANKS,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Roger T. Benitez, District Judge, Presiding

Argued November 17, 2021 Pasadena, California

Before: WARDLAW, PARKER, ** and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.

Elishay Banks was convicted of conspiring to import methamphetamine,

importing methamphetamine, and importing marijuana, and sentenced to

months incarceration. 21 U.S.C. §§ 952, 960, 963. She appeals her convictions on

all counts as well as her sentence, arguing that (1) there was insufficient evidence

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Barrington D. Parker, United States Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, sitting by designation. to support the…