United States v. Elizabeth Smartt, United States of America v. Everod St. John Oates

26 F.3d 135 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Elizabeth SMARTT, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Everod St. John OATES, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 93-50239, 93-50449. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 8, 1994. * Decided June 9, 1994. Before: FLETCHER, CANBY and HALL, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Elizabeth Smartt and Everod Oates appeal the district court's denial of their motions to suppress evidence in these related drug cases. We affirm. I. Smartt 3 Smartt asserts that the district court's denial of her motion to suppress was improper because the Los Angeles police officers who questioned her at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) did not have reasonable suspicion to warrant making what she describes as an "investigatory stop." She also contends that the district court's conclusion that she voluntarily consented to searches of her…