UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS September 5, 2024

Christopher M. Wolpert FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT Clerk of Court _________________________________

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v. No. 23-2047

JOSE PENA,

Defendant - Appellant. _________________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (D.C. No. 1:20-CR-01903-MV-1) _________________________________

Kurt J. Mayer, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Albuquerque, New Mexico, for Defendant-Appellant Jose Pena.

Jaymie L. Roybal, Assistant United States Attorney, Albuquerque, New Mexico (Alexander M. M. Uballez, United States Attorney, and C. Paige Messec, Assistant United States Attorney, Albuquerque, New Mexico, with her on the brief), for Plaintiff- Appellee United Sta