United States v. Jose Luis Martinez

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Jose Luis MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-50531. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 23, 1993. * Decided April 7, 1993. Before WALLACE, Chief Judge, and FARRIS and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Jose Luis Martinez appeals his convictions after entering conditional guilty pleas to possession of an unregistered firearm not identified by a serial number in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5816 (d), 5861(i). Martinez contends that the district court erred by denying his motion to suppress evidence because: (1) the law-enforcement authorities lacked reasonable suspicion for the investigatory stop of his vehicle; (2) his arrest was pretextual; and (3) the warrantless search of his vehicle was beyond the scope of a valid inventory search. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm. 3 The district court…