United States v. Ronald Lester Howard

972 F.2d 1345 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Ronald Lester HOWARD, Defendant-Appellant. No. 90-30087. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 17, 1992. Decided Aug. 26, 1992. Before EUGENE A. WRIGHT, BEEZER and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Ronald Lester Howard appeals his convictions for conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Howard contends that the district court erred in denying a motion to suppress evidence seized from his house and truck. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm in part and reverse and remand in part. 3 * After a ten-month investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA"), Ronald Lester Howard was indicted for conspiracy and distribution of methamphetamine. Howard allegedly supplied methamphetamine to an intermediary who, in turn, sold it to a confidential informant. 4…