United States v. Jesus Valdez-Novoa

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 12-50336 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v. 3:11-cr-00872-JAH-1 JESUS VALDEZ-NOVOA, Defendant-Appellant. OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California John A. Houston, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted November 6, 2013—Pasadena, California Filed July 28, 2014 Before: M. Margaret McKeown, Ronald M. Gould, and Jay S. Bybee, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge Bybee; Dissent by Judge McKeown 2 UNITED STATES V. VALDEZ-NOVOA SUMMARY* Criminal Law…