United States v. Rivera

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 24-673 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 2:22-cr-00129- DAD-1 v. MARCELLO MARLO RIVERA, OPINION Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Dale A. Drozd, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted March 5, 2026 San Francisco, California Filed September 23, 2026 Before: Ronald M. Gould, Milan D. Smith, Jr., and Ryan D. Nelson, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge R. Nelson 2 USA V. RIVERA SUMMARY * Criminal Law The panel affirmed…