United States v. Vicente Morales

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 20 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-50213

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 8:20-cr-00160-RGK-3 v.

VICENTE IGNACIO MORALES, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California R. Gary Klausner, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted May 10, 2024 Pasadena, California

Before: WARDLAW, CHRISTEN, and BENNETT, Circuit Judges.

Vicente Ignacio Morales appeals the 120-month sentence imposed by the

district court after a jury found Morales guilty of one count of distribution of

methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). We have jurisdiction

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

1. The district court did not clearly err in denying Morales an offense level

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. reduction for acceptance of responsibility. See United States v. Fisher, 137…