United States v. Aaron Hood

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED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. 22-10185

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 1:19-cr-00131-LEK-1 v.

AARON ANTHONY HOOD, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

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

Argued and Submitted February 12, 2024 Honolulu, Hawai’i

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

Aaron Hood (Hood) appeals his sentence after pleading guilty to one count

of possession of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B). We

have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we dismiss his appeal.

The government argues that this appeal is barred by a valid appellate waiver

in Hood’s plea agreement. We review de novo whether a defendant has waived his

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. right to appeal. See United States v. Harris, 628 F.3d 1203,…