United States v. Angel Rios-Edeza

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 28 2023

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

No. 20-50292 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 3:19-cr-01997-WQH-1 v. MEMORANDUM*

ANGEL RIOS-EDEZA,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court For the Southern District of California William Q. Hayes, District Court Judge, Presiding

Submitted April 21, 2023** Pasadena, California

Before: WARDLAW and KOH, Circuit Judges, and McMAHON, *** District Judge.

Angel Rios-Edeza (“Rios”) was convicted of knowing importation of heroin

in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952 and § 960. Alleging various errors at trial, he

* 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 Colleen McMahon, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, sitting by designation. timely appealed. We have…