United States v. Oscar Armando Lopez

28 F.3d 109 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Oscar Armando LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-50193. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 7, 1994. * Decided May 23, 1994. Before: HALL, LEAVY, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Oscar Armando Lopez appeals his conviction and fifty-one month sentence following entry of a conditional guilty plea for possession of a firearm by a felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 922 (g)(1). Lopez contends the district court erred by (1) denying his motion to suppress; and (2) using a constitutionally invalid prior state conviction when computing his criminal history score. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 and affirm. 3 * Stop and Frisk 4 Lopez contends the arresting agents lacked reasonable suspicion to stop and frisk him, and the agents' use of force converted the stop into an arrest without probable cause. These contentions…