United States v. Humberto Lazo, Humberto Romero, United States of America v. Ricardo Trelles

958 F.2d 379 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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-Appellee, v. Humberto LAZO, Humberto Romero, Defendants-Appellants. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ricardo TRELLES, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 90-10575, 90-10601 and 90-10590. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 10, 1991. Decided March 24, 1992. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing in No. 90-10590 May 29, 1992. Before HUG, CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 The principal issues in these cases are (1) whether the warrantless entry, the search warrant, and the warrantless arrest of Humberto Lazo were legal; (2) whether the evidence against Lazo was sufficient to support his conviction; and (3) whether the conduct of the district court judge was improper and justifies a new trial. I. Denial of Motion to Suppress Evidence 3 A warrantless entry of a residence is justified when the police, acting…