United States v. Alejandro Verduzco-Rangel

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 15-50559 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v. 3:15-cr-00129-GPC ALEJANDRO VERDUZCO-RANGEL, Defendant-Appellant. OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Gonzalo P. Curiel, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted January 8, 2018 Pasadena, California Filed March 9, 2018 Before: Milan D. Smith, Jr. and Michelle T. Friedland, Circuit Judges, and Jed S. Rakoff, * Senior District Judge. Opinion by Judge Rakoff * The Honorable Jed S. Rakoff, Senior…