United States v. Bernitha Laconia Asemota

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Bernitha Laconia ASEMOTA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-30077. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 4, 1992. Decided April 24, 1992. 1 Before EUGENE A. WRIGHT and ALARCON, Circuit Judges, FONG, District Judge * . 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Bernitha Asemota appeals her convictions on one count of importing heroin ( 21 U.S.C. § 952 ), one count of conspiring to import heroin ( 21 U.S.C. § 963 ), one count of possessing heroin with intent to distribute ( 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1)) and one count of aiding and abetting smuggling goods into the country ( 18 U.S.C. §§ 545 and 2). Asemota seeks reversal on four discrete grounds. (1) The district court erred in denying her motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of her pat-down search during a customs inspection because the pat-down search was unsupported by minimal…