United States v. Guillermo Soloranzo-Barba

24 F.3d 252 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Guillermo SOLORANZO-BARBA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-50363. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 9, 1994. Decided April 18, 1994. Before: BRIGHT * , WIGGINS, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** FACTS AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS 2 On February 25, 1992, DEA Special Agent Robert Dias received information from a confidential source that one Guillermo Barba ("Appellant") was conspiring to smuggle and import cocaine from Mexico. From utility and telephone company records, Dias located Appellant's house, where Dias and others then began surveillance. Surveillance continued through February 27th. As of the 27th, Dias thought he still lacked sufficient information to obtain a search warrant. 3 Dias learned, however, that Appellant was on probation. On the 27th, Dias called Appellant's probation officer, Joyce Spicer. At the time,…