United States v. Genaro Medina-Ortiz

990 F.2d 1263 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Genaro MEDINA-ORTIZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-50332. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 3, 1993. * Decided April 6, 1993. Before SCHROEDER, THOMPSON and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Appellant Genaro Medina-Ortiz appeals the district court's denial of a motion to suppress certain evidence. The appeal is based on two grounds: (1) that the agent lacked a founded suspicion to stop Ortiz's car; and (2) that there was no probable cause to search the trunk of the car. We reject these arguments and affirm. 3 The facts are as follows. A border sensor alerted Border Patrol Agent Lopez that a vehicle had crossed into the United States from Mexico. Lopez was on patrol at the time, approximately one and one-half miles away from the border. He testified that while on patrol he observed one vehicle pass every one-half hour. About…