United States v. Dennis McPherron

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS AUG 12 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 21-10151

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 4:17-cr-00242-JAS-EJM-1 v.

DENNIS RAYMOND MCPHERRON, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona James Alan Soto, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted August 9, 2022** San Francisco, California

Before: RAWLINSON, BADE, and BRESS, Circuit Judges.

Dennis McPherron appeals his conviction, following a bench trial, for one

count of importing bald eagle feathers into the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C.

§ 545 and 16 U.S.C. § 668(a), the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. We have

jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.

* 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). 1. McPherron was…