UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-50069

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v. 3:19-cr-04034- TWR-1 JOSE PABLO JIMENEZ-CHAIDEZ,

Defendant-Appellant. OPINION

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Todd W. Robinson, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted July 19, 2023 Pasadena, California

Filed March 25, 2024

Before: Jacqueline H. Nguyen and Danielle J. Forrest, Circuit Judges, and Richard D. Bennett, * District Judge.

Opinion by Judge Forrest; Partial Dissent by Judge Bennett

* The Honorable Richard D. Bennett, United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, sitting by designation. 2 USA V. JIMENEZ-CHAIDEZ

SUMMARY **

Criminal Law

The panel affirmed Jose Jimenez-Chaidez