Jones

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

JUL 2 2024

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA No. 23-1320

Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 5:20-cr-00186-MCS-1 v.

TIMOTHY SCOTT JONES, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Mark C. Scarsi, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted June 6, 2024 Pasadena, California

Before: M. SMITH and BADE, Circuit Judges, and FITZWATER,** District Judge.

Defendant Timothy Scott Jones appeals his conviction following a jury trial for

possession with intent to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine, in violation

of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A)(viii); possession of a firearm in furtherance of

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Sidney A. Fitzwater, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, sitting by designation. a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §…