United States v. Clarence Bruce

17 F.3d 396 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Clarence BRUCE, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-30110. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 4, 1994. Decided Feb. 1, 1994. Before: WRIGHT, CANBY and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Prior to his trial on sexual assault charges, Clarence Bruce moved the district court to suppress evidence allegedly obtained during an unlawful search. The district court denied the motion and a jury convicted Bruce of aggravated sexual abuse on an Indian Reservation in violation of 18 U.S.C. Secs. 2241 (a) and 1153(a). The district court sentenced him to 192 months imprisonment and five years supervised release. Bruce now appeals the denial of the motion to suppress. We affirm. BACKGROUND 3 On the evening of October 22, 1988, Barbara Eastman was sexually assaulted by Clarence Bruce and his common law wife, Justine Batt. 1 After the assault,…