United States v. Scott Tyler Smith

50 F.3d 18 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Scott Tyler SMITH, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-10190. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 15, 1995. * Decided March 6, 1995. Before: FLETCHER, PREGERSON, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Scott Tyler Smith appeals his conviction on six counts of armed bank robbery. We have jurisdiction and affirm. FACTS 3 Between February and August of 1993, FBI agents identified Smith as a suspect in a series of armed bank robberies. Cooperating with the FBI, the Chandler Police Department offered a reward for information leading to Smith's arrest. Police soon received two tips leading them to believe that Smith was with a man named Art Lopez in a red Ford Pinto station wagon. After confirming that a red Pinto was parked in front of Lopez's house, police set up surveillance in the area. 4 When the Pinto left Lopez's house, a police detective…