United States v. Albert Pinedo

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED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. 21-50242

Plaintiff–Appellee, D.C. No. 2:20-cr-00148-GW-

v.

MEMORANDUM*

ALBERT PINEDO,

Defendant–Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California George H. Wu, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted January 10, 2024 Pasadena, California

Before: CALLAHAN and BENNETT, Circuit Judges, and KATZMANN,** Judge. Dissent by Judge BENNETT.

Defendant–Appellant Albert Pinedo appeals the district court’s judgment of

conviction for one count of attempted enticement of a minor in violation of

U.S.C. § 2422(b). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Gary S. Katzmann, Judge for the United States Court of International Trade, sitting by designation. In February 2020, Pinedo published a post on Craigslist looking for a…