United States v. Kevin Lane

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62 F.3d 1426·1995 WL 468308·1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 29383
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 8, 199594-30364California933 words

Opinion

Opinion

62 F.3d 1426 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Kevin LANE, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-30364. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 2, 1995. * Decided Aug. 8, 1995. Before: ALARCON, FERNANDEZ, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Kevin Lane appeals the conviction that followed his conditional plea of guilty to possessing methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1). Lane argues, first, that a postal inspector did not have reasonable suspicion to seize a package addressed to him; second, that once they had established probable cause to search the package, authorities delayed too long before obtaining a warrant; and third, that a mailing receipt police found in Lane's car relating to a second package did not provide probable cause for a warrant to search that package. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 In November 1993, postal inspectors…

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