United States v. Israel Gonzalez-Vazquez

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 18 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 21-50093

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. Nos. 3:19-cr-00244-AJB-1 v. 3:19-cr-00244-AJB

ISRAEL GONZALEZ-VAZQUEZ,

MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Anthony J. Battaglia, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted February 7, 2022** Pasadena, California

Before: LIPEZ,*** TALLMAN, and LEE, Circuit Judges.

Israel Gonzalez-Vazquez appeals his conviction on two counts of bringing an

alien into the United States for commercial advantage, 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(2)(B)(ii),

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). *** The Honorable Kermit V. Lipez, United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, sitting by designation.…