United States v. Kevin Tran

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 1 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-50147

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 8:21-cr-00193-PA-

v.

MEMORANDUM*

KEVIN TRAN,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Percy Anderson, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted January 12, 2024 Pasadena, California

Before: TALLMAN and BENNETT, Circuit Judges, and LASNIK,** District Judge.

Officer Patrick Murphy saw a gray Toyota Camry that had its registration

tags scratched or torn off. His registration check revealed that the registration had

been expired for about two years. Officer Murphy initiated a traffic stop,

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Robert S. Lasnik, United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington, sitting by designation. approached the car, and saw two people in it—the driver Michael Nguyen and…