United States v. Miguel Quinteros Valencia, A/K/A Mario Lopez

43 F.3d 1480 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Miguel Quinteros VALENCIA, a/k/a Mario Lopez, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-30012. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 9, 1994. * Decided Dec. 13, 1994. Before: NOONAN, O'SCANNLAIN, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Miguel Quinteros Valencia appeals his convictions for conspiring to distribute cocaine, distributing cocaine, and possessing cocaine with intent to distribute it, on the ground that the evidence against him was obtained in violation of his Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches and seizures. This court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We affirm. FACTS 3 On July 26, 1993, an undercover Tacoma police officer arranged, through a confidential informant, to purchase cocaine from Miguel Ramos-Urena, who had sold cocaine to the informant on a prior occasion. Prior to the arranged transaction, Tacoma…