United States v. Ronald Lee Ball

19 F.3d 1441 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Ronald Lee BALL, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-30067. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 11, 1994. * Decided March 16, 1994. Before: BROWNING, KOZINSKI and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Ronald Lee Ball appeals his conviction under 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1) and his sentence under 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (b)(1)(B). 3 A. Ball challenges his conviction on the ground that certain inculpatory statements should have been suppressed at trial because they were the product of a custodial interrogation in which he was not informed of his rights under Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966). 4 We evaluate whether Ball was in custody by determining whether a reasonable person in similar circumstances would have felt free to leave. United States v. Booth, 669 F.2d 1231, 1235 (9th Cir.1981). 1 Here, Ball complains of "psychological coercion" in…