United States v. Ricky Thomas Sands

21 F.3d 1118 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Ricky Thomas SANDS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-50539. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 4, 1994. Decided April 7, 1994. 1 Before: BROWNING, PREGERSON, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM * 3 Probable cause for a warrantless search of an automobile is a flexible, common-sense standard requiring that the facts available to an officer would warrant a man of reasonable caution to believe certain items may be evidence of a crime. United States v. Dunn, 946 F.2d 615, 618 (9th Cir.1991). The police may search containers in the car if probable cause exists to search either the car or the container. United States v. Sanchez, 944 F.2d 497, 498 (9th Cir.1991); United States v. Ross, 456 U.S. 798, 825 (1981). 4 At the time of the car search, the police knew (1) Victor Carona, who was arrested with one kilo of cocaine, gave Sands'…