United States v. Felipe Richert

980 F.2d 740 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Felipe RICHERT, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-10628. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 18, 1992. Decided Nov. 30, 1992. Before SCHROEDER, WILLIAM A. NORRIS and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Felipe Richert appeals his conviction following a guilty verdict in his trial on one count of possession with intent to distribute 415 pounds of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1). Richert contends that the district court erred by denying his motion to suppress evidence because the border patrol agent who stopped his vehicle lacked founded suspicion of criminal conduct. 3 Appellant was stopped early one morning by U.S. Border Patrol agents. The agents had been advised by electronic sensors that a border crossing had occurred. Subsequent sensors indicated to the agents the approximate direction and speed of the…