United States v. Paul Daniel Santos

65 F.3d 177 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Paul Daniel SANTOS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-30309. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 24, 1995. * Decided Aug. 16, 1995. Before: CHOY, SNEED, and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Following the denial of his motion to suppress evidence, Paul Daniel Santos entered a conditional guilty plea to one count of possession of a firearm by a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 922 (g)(1). The defendant appeals the district court's denial of his motion to suppress. The defendant contends the district court erred because the officer lacked reasonable suspicion for a stop and frisk under Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968). We affirm. 3 The Supreme Court held in Terry that a police officer may stop and frisk a suspect when "the officer observes unusual conduct which leads him reasonably to conclude in light of his experience that…