United States v. Alfred Darnell Ford

48 F.3d 1229 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Alfred Darnell FORD, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-10392. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 15, 1995. * Decided Feb. 23, 1995. Before: SCHROEDER, CANBY, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Alfred Darnell Ford appeals his conviction and sentence following entry of a conditional guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Ford argues that the police lacked probable cause to arrest him, and therefore the gun found during the search incident to his arrest should have been suppressed. Ford also argues that the district court used unreliable hearsay evidence to adjust his sentence for possession of a stolen gun. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 and affirm. 3 Ford first argues that the police lacked probable cause to arrest him for attempting to purchase cocaine. Ford argues that he never agreed to buy the…