United States v. Randy Lynn Price

12 F.3d 1110 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Randy Lynn PRICE, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-50504. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 6, 1993. * Decided Dec. 15, 1993. Before: TANG, D.W. NELSON and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Randy Lynn Price ("Price") appeals the district court's denial of his motion to suppress post-arrest statements and evidence found in his possession following his arrest for bank robbery. Price argues that minor traffic violations were used as a pretext to stop his vehicle, and that there was not probable cause to arrest him when California Highway Patrol Officer Mickelson took his keys and requested that he exit his vehicle. We affirm. I. 3 Price contends that Officer Mickelson used minor traffic violations as a pretext for stopping Price's vehicle to pursue a hunch that he was a fleeing bank robber. We disagree. 4 Whether a stop is a mere pretext…