United States v. Raul Valencia-Mazariegos

972 F.2d 1347 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Raul VALENCIA-MAZARIEGOS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-30286. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 9, 1992. Decided Aug. 26, 1992. Before TANG, FERGUSON and DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Raul Valencia-Mazariegos ("Valencia") appeals his conviction of being an ex-felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922 (g)(1) and 924(e)(1). Valencia entered a conditional plea of guilty pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(a)(2). He appeals the district court's determinations that reasonable suspicion existed to justify a Terry stop, and probable cause existed to search a doughnut box in the trunk of his car. He also contends there was insufficient evidence to support the trial court's finding that he possessed the guns found in the doughnut box in connection with a crime of…