United States v. Rudy Steven Martinez

962 F.2d 15 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Rudy Steven MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-50478. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 6, 1992. * Decided May 11, 1992. Before ALARCON, WILLIAM A. NORRIS and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Rudy Martinez was found guilty of drug and firearm offenses. He appeals his conviction. 3 * The officer had ample grounds to satisfy the reasonable suspicion test to stop Martinez. United States v. Rocha-Lopez, 527 F.2d 476, 477 (9th Cir.1975), cert. denied, 425 U.S. 977 (1976). The officer was patrolling an area that "is a notorious route for circumventing the Interstate 5 checkpoint." United States v. Medina-Gasca, 739 F.2d 1451, 1453 (9th Cir.1984). Cf. United States v. Brignoni-Ponce, 422 U.S. 873, 884 (1975) (proper to consider the characteristics of an area). He observed Martinez driving a type of vehicle the officer had…