United States v. Alejandro Ballesteros-Salazar

985 F.2d 574 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Alejandro BALLESTEROS-SALAZAR, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-10454. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 18, 1992. Decided Jan. 22, 1993. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, No. CR-91-00152-RMB; Richard M. Bilby, District Judge, Presiding. D.Ariz. AFFIRMED. Before SCHROEDER, WILLIAM A. NORRIS and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Appellant appeals the district court's denial of his motion to suppress 179 pounds of marijuana used to support his conviction for (1) conspiracy to import in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952 (a), 960(a)(1), 960(b)(3) and 963; (2) importation in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952 (a), 960(a)(1) and 960(b)(3); and (3) possession with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C). The district court upheld…