Tawasha

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 4 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-492 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 4:22-cr-00076-YGR-4 v.

MEMORANDUM*

JIHAD JAD TAWASHA,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted March 26, 2024**

Before: TASHIMA, SILVERMAN, and KOH, Circuit Judges.

Jihad Jad Tawasha appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges

the 36-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for possession

with intent to distribute fentanyl, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C).

We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

* 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). Tawasha contends that his sentence is…