United States v. Tovar-Duran

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 24-2328 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 3:19-mj-24405- BLM-GPC-1 v. JAIME TOVAR-DURAN, OPINION Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Gonzalo P. Curiel, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted March 6, 2026 Pasadena, California Filed September 14, 2026 Before: Kim McLane Wardlaw, Roopali H. Desai, and Ana de Alba, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge de Alba 2 USA V. TOVAR-DURAN SUMMARY* Criminal Law The panel reversed a…