United States v. Patrick Pearson

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 7 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 21-30270

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 2:19-cr-00111-WFN-3 v.

PATRICK ELLIOTT PEARSON, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Wm. Fremming Nielsen, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted March 26, 2024 Seattle, Washington

Before: WARDLAW and MILLER, Circuit Judges, and CORLEY,** District Judge.

Patrick Pearson appeals his conviction for (1) conspiracy to distribute 500

grams or more of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1),

(b)(1)(A)(viii), and heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C), all in

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Jacqueline Scott Corley, United States District Judge for the Northern District of California, sitting by designation. violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846;…