United States v. Michael Brown

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 16-30218 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v. 3:15-cr-05521-BHS-1 MICHAEL N. BROWN, Defendant-Appellant. OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Benjamin H. Settle, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted October 2, 2017 Seattle, Washington Filed January 16, 2018 Before: Kim McLane Wardlaw, Richard R. Clifton, and John B. Owens, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge Clifton; Concurrence by Judge Owens 2 UNITED STATES V. BROWN SUMMARY* Criminal Law…