United States v. Samson K. Lloyd

981 F.2d 1260 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Samson K. LLOYD, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-10282. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 4, 1992. Decided Dec. 15, 1992. Before JAMES R. BROWNING, WILLIAM A. NORRIS and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Samson Lloyd appeals his convictions for possessing a handgun and ammunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(1). We affirm. 1 I. 3 The district court denied Lloyd's motion to suppress the statements he made to the police on the grounds that Lloyd was not in custody when he admitted owning the magazine clip, the officers' questions were not interrogation, and Lloyd's statements were either volunteered and spontaneous, or admissible under the public safety doctrine. 4 We hold the words "What's this" were not interrogation under the facts of this case, and the statement by Lloyd that followed was voluntary and…