United States v. Paul James Grace

15 F.3d 1092 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Paul James GRACE, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-50347. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Jan. 18, 1994. * Decided Jan. 21, 1994. Before: REINHARDT, O'SCANNLAIN and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Paul James Grace appeals his conviction following entry of a conditional guilty plea to three counts of bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2113 (a). Grace contends that the district court erred by failing to suppress evidence discovered as the result of a warrantless arrest unsupported by probable cause. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 and affirm. 1. Background 3 In the late afternoon of January 17, 1992, Bell Police Department (BPD) officers responded to a silent robbery alarm at Household Bank. BPD Officer Thomas McReynolds testified at the suppression hearing that, while driving to the bank, he received a…