United States v. German Juventino Altamirano-Ramirez

15 F.3d 1090 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. German Juventino ALTAMIRANO-RAMIREZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-50743. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 3, 1993. Decided Nov. 24, 1993. Before: TANG, CANBY, and BEEZER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 German Altamirano-Ramirez appeals his conviction of possession of heroin with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1). He maintains that he is entitled to a new trial on the grounds that (1) his conviction was based on evidence that was discovered pursuant to an illegal search, and (2) the government, in violation of Fed.R.Crim.Proc. 16(a)(1), failed to disclose the written record of a statement made by Altamirano-Ramirez. We affirm the conviction, concluding that the evidence was discovered during the course of a valid search incident to arrest, and that the district court adequately cured the Rule…