United States v. Steven Martis

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 6 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-10056

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 3:21-cr-08043-DJH-1 v.

STEVEN ARTHUR MARTIS, AKA Steven MEMORANDUM* A Martis,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Diane J. Humetewa, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted February 13, 2024 University of Arizona, Tucson

Before: HAWKINS, HURWITZ, and DESAI, Circuit Judges.

Steven Arthur Martis appeals his conviction for one count of transmitting

threatening communications via interstate commerce to then Speaker of the House

Nancy Pelosi in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 875(c). We have jurisdiction under

U.S.C. § 1291. We review evidentiary rulings for an abuse of discretion and uphold

them “unless they are illogical, implausible, or without support in inferences that

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. may be drawn from…