United States v. Buta Singh

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 5 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 20-50245

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 3:19-cr-03623-BLM-DMS-1 v.

BUTA SINGH, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Dana M. Sabraw, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted February 14, 2024 Pasadena, California

Before: W. FLETCHER, NGUYEN, and LEE, Circuit Judges. Dissent by Judge W. FLETCHER.

Buta Singh appeals his misdemeanor conviction following a bench trial for a

violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1325, improper entry by an alien. We have jurisdiction

under 8 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

1. Singh challenges the trial court’s admission of page 3 of what appears to

be an Indian passport that he presented to the Border Patrol agent. We review the

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. interpretation of the Federal Rules…