United States v. Clemente Perez Luna, Also Known as Jose Carlos Taloas Arellano

15 F.3d 1093 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Clemente Perez LUNA, also known as Jose Carlos Taloas Arellano, Defendant-Appellant, No. 92-10185. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 30, 1993. Decided Dec. 14, 1993. Before: REAVLEY, * , PREGERSON and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Following conviction for conspiracy to possess and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, Clemente Perez-Luna was sentenced to life in prison without parole. We affirm for the following reasons. 3 1. Luna's principal complaint is the inadmissibility of evidence obtained as fruit of an arrest without probable cause. 4 On July 3, 1990, the San Francisco police set up a buy operation to bust a cocaine distribution ring. After making several arrests, through which the officers gleaned additional information, the police arrested a courier (the Informant) at 10:30 p.m. After about…