United States v. Markland A. Chin

980 F.2d 739 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Markland A. CHIN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-50385. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 8, 1992. * Decided Nov. 27, 1992. Before JAMES R. BROWNING, DAVID R. THOMPSON and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Markland Chin appeals his conviction following a conditional plea of guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1). Chin claims that (a) the district court erred in denying his request for a hearing pursuant to Franks v. Delaware, 438 U.S. 154 (1978), (b) the court infringed upon his Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses when it sustained certain objections made during the suppression hearing, (c) government agents improperly seized a package he had deposited with a private mail courier, and (d) the length of time the package was detained was unreasonable. We affirm.…