United States v. Patrick Bell

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 29 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-10262

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 1:18-cr-00043-LEK-5 v.

PATRICK BELL, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii Leslie E. Kobayashi, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted February 15, 2024** Honolulu, Hawaii

Before: PAEZ, M. SMITH, and KOH, Circuit Judges.

In this appeal, Defendant Patrick Bell raises several challenges to his

conviction and sentence after being found guilty of four federal drug trafficking

counts. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Because the parties are

familiar with the facts, we do not recount them here, except as necessary to provide

* 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). context to our…