United States v. Manuel Burruel-Leon

30 F.3d 140 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Manuel BURRUEL-LEON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-10371. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 15, 1994. Decided Aug. 2, 1994. 1 Before: NORRIS and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges, and COUGHENOUR, ** District Judge 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Following his conviction for possession with intent to distribute marijuana, 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1), defendant Burruel-Leon appeals the district court's denial of his motion to suppress. We AFFIRM. BACKGROUND 4 On the basis of detailed information about a drug shipment provided by a confidential informant, U.S. Customs agents followed a pick-up truck to a two-unit apartment building at 19 West President Street in Tucson, Arizona. The truck pulled into a fenced area next to the apartments, and parked about two to three meters from the building. Defendant Burruel-Leon was driving the truck. Over the next…