United States v. Jose Luis Bantula Juan Carlos Romero

892 F.2d 1047 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jose Luis BANTULA; Juan Carlos Romero, Defendants-Appellants. No. 89-50048. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 1, 1989. * Decided Dec. 21, 1989. Before JAMES R. BROWNING, KOZINSKI and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 The United States appeals interlocutorily, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3731 , that portion of the district court's order of October 24, 1988 suppressing evidence in the trial of defendants Bantula and Romero (among others) on charges of conspiracy in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1). The United States contends on appeal that the district court erred, first, in finding that law enforcement officials lacked probable cause to arrest defendants Bantula and Romero, and second, in suppressing evidence found in a mailbox,…