United States v. Georgena Patrick

967 F.2d 594 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Georgena PATRICK, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-30377. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 3, 1992. Decided June 15, 1992. Before EUGENE A. WRIGHT, CANBY and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Patrick appeals her motion to suppress and sentence for being a felon in possession of a handgun. 3 * While police officers were searching a drug dealer's hotel room, Patrick knocked and entered. When she realized who the officers were, she attempted to leave. One officer recognized her from a prior arrest for drug dealing. The officers detained her for questioning, frisked her and found a loaded handgun in her coat pocket. She was arrested. 4 State authorities charged her with carrying a concealed weapon without a license, a crime punishable by one to three days in jail and a $250-500 fine. The state later dismissed the charge, and…