United States v. Puig Valdes

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-3214 Plaintiff - Appellant, D.C. No. 2:22-cr-00394- v. DMG-1 YASIEL PUIG VALDES, OPINION Defendant - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Dolly M. Gee, Chief District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted May 13, 2024 Pasadena, California Filed May 29, 2025 Before: Daniel P. Collins, Holly A. Thomas, and Anthony D. Johnstone, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge Collins 2 UNITED STATES V. PUIG VALDES SUMMARY * Criminal Law In an…