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Apr 9 2026
9th Cir. 4:22-cr-00766-JGZ-AMM-1 Unpublished

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. SANTOS NAUL MASS-SOTO

The Ninth Circuit affirmed the conviction of a defendant charged with illegal reentry, ruling that the district court did not commit plain error by failing to order a competency exam sua sponte. The court further held that the district court acted properly in removing the defendant from the courtroom after he repeatedly disrupted proceedings despite warnings.