United States v. Enrique De La Barca

968 F.2d 1221 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Enrique DE LA BARCA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 90-10523. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 1, 1992. * Decided July 15, 1992. Before CHOY, SNEED and SKOPIL, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Appellant de la Barca entered a guilty plea, in which he preserved his right to appeal the district court's denial of his suppression motion, for conspiracy to unlawfully import a controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952 , 960(a)(1) & 963. He appealed the denial of his suppression motion in a timely manner. We affirm. I. FACTS 3 Police officers from both California and Nevada were involved in some fashion in the stop, search, and arrest of appellant in the State of Nevada. It began with Steve Adamson, a Nevada Highway Patrol Officer, sitting in his car near Interstate Highway 15 and Craig Road, and operating his radar, when…