United States v. Gilberto Meneses-Mendoza

34 F.3d 1074 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Gilberto MENESES-MENDOZA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-10759. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 23, 1994. * Decided Aug. 26, 1994. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, HUG, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Gilberto Meneses-Mendoza appeals his conviction following the entry of a conditional guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1). Meneses-Mendoza contends that the district court erred by denying his motion to suppress without an evidentiary hearing. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 We review a district court's decision whether to conduct an evidentiary hearing on a motion to suppress for abuse of discretion. United States v. Mejia, 953 F.2d 461, 465 (9th Cir.1991), cert. denied, 112 S.Ct.1983 (1992). We review de novo the district court's…