United States v. Juvenal Rivera Rocha, A.K.A. Mario Rivas

978 F.2d 1266 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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-Appellant, v. Juvenal Rivera ROCHA, a.k.a. Mario Rivas, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-50775. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 17, 1992. Decided Nov. 4, 1992. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc March 22, 1993. Before WIGGINS, KOZINSKI and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 The United States takes an interlocutory appeal from the district court's suppression of 30 kilos of cocaine found in Rocha's suitcases at the Los Angeles International Airport. Because the district court's ruling was an order suppressing or excluding evidence in a criminal case, we have jurisdiction over an immediate appeal by the United States. 18 U.S.C. § 3731 . We review a motion to suppress de novo. E.g., United States v. Prieto-Villa, 910 F.2d 601, 604 (9th Cir.1990). 1 3 A. American Airlines has adopted a Federal Aviation…