United States v. Victor Manuel Heredia-Quiroz

993 F.2d 885 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Victor Manuel HEREDIA-QUIROZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-10521. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 27, 1993. * Decided May 17, 1993. Before: BROWNING, KOZINSKI, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Victor Manuel Heredia-Quiroz appeals his conviction following a conditional guilty plea to transportation of illegal aliens in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324 (a)(1)(B). Heredia-Quiroz contends the district court erred by denying his motion to suppress evidence because Border Patrol Agent Gomez lacked founded suspicion to stop the vehicle Heredia-Quiroz was driving. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm. 3 We review for clear error the district court's factual findings and de novo whether those facts provide founded suspicion to justify an investigatory stop of a vehicle. United States v.…