Griffin

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 24 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-774 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 3:19-cr-00133-RRB-MMS-1 v.

MEMORANDUM*

MICHAEL JOSEPH GRIFFIN,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Alaska Ralph R. Beistline, Senior District Judge, Presiding

Submitted May 22, 2024** Anchorage, Alaska

Before: BYBEE, FRIEDLAND, and MILLER, Circuit Judges.

Following a jury trial, Michael Joseph Griffin was convicted of possession

of marijuana with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1),

(b)(1)(A), (C), and (D), carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug

* 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). trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i), and distribution of

marijuana, in violation…