United States v. Juan Jose Loaiza

46 F.3d 1147 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Juan Jose LOAIZA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-50139. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted: Dec. 5, 1994. Decided: Jan. 12, 1995. Before: SCHROEDER, FLETCHER, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Juan Jose Loaiza entered a conditional plea of guilty to importation of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 952 (a). He reserved the right to appeal the district court's denial of his motion to suppress the fruits of a border search that was conducted upon his entry into the United States. Appellant claims that the district court erred in finding that "reasonable suspicion" existed to justify the customs inspectors' belief that Loaiza was carrying contraband and their decision to detain him for a pat-down and partial strip search at the Los Angeles International Airport. Loaiza argues that because the more intrusive detention was…