Brown

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED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. 23-949 D.C. No. 1:22-cr-00103-SPW-1 Plaintiff - Appellee,

v. MEMORANDUM*

MARKEL DEAN BROWN,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Susan P. Watters, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted March 26, 2024**

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

Markel Dean Brown appeals from the district court’s judgment and

challenges the 180-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction

for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, possession with intent to

distribute, and distribution of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C.

* 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). §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. We have…