United States v. Steven Kilty

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 18 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 19-50351

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 5:16-cr-00024-JGB-1 v.

STEVEN KILTY, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Jesus G. Bernal, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted December 8, 2021 Pasadena, California

Before: KELLY,** M. SMITH, and FORREST, Circuit Judges.

A jury convicted Defendant Steven Kilty of involuntary manslaughter under

18 U.S.C. § 1112. On appeal, he raises three arguments: (1) the evidence was

insufficient to prove that he acted with the requisite mental state, (2) the district court

erred in admitting an autopsy photograph into evidence, and (3) the district court

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Paul J. Kelly, Jr., United States Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court…