United States v. Christopher Bounds

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 29 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 21-30114

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 3:18-cr-00290-DCN-1 v.

CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM BOUNDS, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Idaho David C. Nye, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted April 11, 2022 Seattle, Washington

Before: BOGGS,** HURWITZ, and KOH, Circuit Judges.

Christopher Bounds appeals from his conviction on conspiracy, drug, and

firearms offenses. He argues that the district court erroneously barred him from

presenting a “public-authority” defense at trial and then improperly hindered his

ability to present a defense regarding his lack of requisite intent to commit several

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Danny J. Boggs, United States Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, sitting by…