United States v. Lomarr Tilmon

15 F.3d 1094 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Lomarr TILMON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-50031. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 3, 1994. Decided Jan. 5, 1994. 1 Before: GOODWIN, HALL, Circuit Judges, and TANNER * , District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Lomarr Tilmon appeals his conviction and sentence for drug charges. He argues the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress and in finding that it had no discretion to depart from 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (b)(1)(A)'s 20-year minimum. We affirm. I. BACKGROUND 4 Early in April, 1991, a confidential informant (about whom no information is available) told Los Angeles Sheriff's Deputies ("LASD") that Tilmon and Larry Croom were involved in drug trafficking. On April 30, LASD established surveillance at Croom's residence. They watched Tilmon and Croom drive various cars to various locations, including a cable store, an auto…