United States v. Rafael Munoz-Carrera

37 F.3d 1507 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Rafael MUNOZ-CARRERA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-10026. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 5, 1994. * Decided Oct. 7, 1994. Before: SKOPIL, SCHROEDER, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Rafael Munoz-Carrera appeals his conditional guilty plea conviction for possession with intent to distribute between 50 and 100 kilograms of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1). Munoz-Carrera challenges the district court's denial of his motion to suppress marijuana seized from the pickup truck he was driving at the time of his arrest. We have jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 Law enforcement officers may conduct a warrantless search of a vehicle if they have probable cause to believe it contains contraband. Arkansas v. Sanders, 442 U.S. 753, 760 (1979). Probable cause exists if "there is a fair probability…