United States v. Alfred Velazquez

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 19-50099 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v. 3:17-cr-03707- BAS-1 ALFRED VELAZQUEZ, Defendant-Appellant. OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Cynthia A. Bashant, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted July 8, 2020 Pasadena, California Filed June 23, 2021 Before: Richard A. Paez and Bridget S. Bade, Circuit Judges, and Eric F. Melgren, * District Judge. Opinion by Judge Paez; Dissent by Judge Bade * The Honorable Eric F. Melgren, United…