United States v. Matthew Ipka

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Matthew IPKA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-50354. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 5, 1992. Decided Dec. 28, 1992. Before WALLACE, Chief Judge, and TROTT and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Matthew Ipka appeals his conviction upon a conditional guilty plea to importation of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952 (a), 960(a)(1) (1988), and possession of heroin with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1). Ipka was detained at the airport, questioned, searched, and subjected to an abdominal x-ray which revealed balloons of heroin in his stomach. Upon the denial of his Motion to Suppress Evidence, Ipka entered a conditional guilty plea. DISCUSSION 3 I. Reasonable Suspicion to Justify Intensive Examination 4 Ipka argues the trial court erred in denying his Motion to Suppress…