United States v. Vanness Whitley

999 F.2d 546 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Vanness WHITLEY, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-50666. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 6, 1993. * Decided July 14, 1993. MEMORANDUM ** Before TANG, POOLE and NORRIS, Circuit Judges. 1 Vanness Whitley appeals his conviction, following a jury trial, for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1), and carrying and using a firearm during a drug trafficking crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924 (c)(1). Whitley contends that the district court erred by denying his motion to suppress the evidence because police officers lacked reasonable suspicion to make an investigatory stop of Whitley and lacked probable cause for the subsequent arrest and search of Whitley. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 2 * Background 3 On May 21, 1992, Inglewood police…