United States v. Juan Lemus

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  No. 08-50403 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v.  3:07-cr-03238-

JUAN HERNAN LEMUS, VQH-

Defendant-Appellant.  OPINION

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California William Q. Hayes, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted June 1, 2009* Las Vegas, Nevada

Filed September 22, 2009

Before: Ronald M. Gould, Johnnie B. Rawlinson and Jay S. Bybee, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Bybee

*The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

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COUNSEL

Kyle W. Hoffman, Assistant United States Attorney; Karen P. Hewitt, United States Attorney; and Bruce R. Castetter, Assis- tant United States Attorney, San Diego, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Jeremy D. Warren, San Diego, California, for the defendant- appellant.

OPINION

BYBEE, Circuit Judge:

Juan Hernan Lemus appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress…