United States v. Chapman

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 24-4939 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 2:20-cr-00091- JCM-DJA-1 v. JOHN MATTHEW CHAPMAN, OPINION Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada James C. Mahan, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted January 7, 2026 San Francisco, California Filed May 8, 2026 Before: Ronald M. Gould, Jacqueline H. Nguyen, and Mark J. Bennett, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge Gould 2 USA V. CHAPMAN SUMMARY* Criminal Law The panel vacated John Chapman’s…