United States v. Mark Chambers

12 F.3d 1109 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Mark CHAMBERS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-10109. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 23, 1993. * Decided Dec. 6, 1993. Before: CHOY, GOODWIN, and SKOPIL, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 The sole issue on appeal is whether the district court erred by not suppressing evidence obtained pursuant to a warrantless search. We agree with the district court that Chambers' arrest was supported by probable cause and accordingly, the seized evidence was admissible. We affirm. 3 "Probable cause exists when, under the totality of the circumstances known to the arresting officers, a prudent person would have concluded that there was a fair probability that the defendant had committed a crime." United States v. Potter, 895 F.2d 1231, 1233-34 (9th Cir.) (internal quotation omitted), cert. denied, 497 U.S. 1008 (1990). Here, the stipulated facts relied…