United States v. Darnell Pearson

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 16 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 20-10239

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. Nos. 1:19-cr-00013-DAD-SKO-1 v. 1:19-cr-00013-DAD-SKO

DARNELL PEARSON,

MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Dale A. Drozd, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted February 10, 2022 Pasadena, California

Before: CLIFTON and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges, and S. MURPHY III,** District Judge.

Defendant Darnell Pearson asks this court to vacate his conviction on two

counts of fentanyl distribution resulting in death, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §

841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C) and remand his case for a new trial, or to vacate his sentence

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Stephen Joseph Murphy III, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, sitting…