United States v. Geraldine Tinson

961 F.2d 217 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Geraldine TINSON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 90-50118. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 8, 1992. Decided April 24, 1992. 1 Before CANBY, REINHARDT and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM * 3 Geraldine Tinson, defendant/appellant, appeals her conviction and sentence for possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1). Tinson received a sentence of imprisonment for 97 months, the minimum sentence under the Sentencing Guidelines. The district court had jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 3231 (1988). Tinson filed a timely notice of appeal, and we have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1988). We affirm. 4 Tinson first argues that the district court erred in failing to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a search of her companion's bags at the Los Angeles International…