United States v. Quelma Gerald Morey

999 F.2d 545 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Quelma Gerald MOREY, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-30116. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 5, 1993. Decided July 21, 1993. 1 Before: PREGERSON and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges; LEGGE, District Judge * 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Defendant Quelma Gerald Morey appeals after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g). Appellant argues that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress the evidence of the firearm found during a search of his vehicle. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm. 4 An evidentiary hearing was held on defendant's motion to suppress. Defendant contended that the police's initial stop of him was not supported by an objective basis for reasonable suspicion, in violation of Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968); that the stop became a…