United States v. Phillip Eugene Dotson

78 F.3d 595 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Phillip Eugene DOTSON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-50144. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 27, 1996. * Decided March 5, 1996. 1 Before: PREGERSON, CANBY, and HAWKINS Circuit Judges. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Phillip Eugene Dotson appeals his conviction following a conditional guilty plea to unarmed robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113 (a). Dotson contends that the district court erred by denying his motion to suppress his post-arrest confession, because: (1) he did not expressly waive his Miranda rights; (2) his confession was involuntary because he was under the influence of methadone during the FBI interview, and the officers coerced him into confessing by confiscating his eyeglasses as evidence. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo, United States v. Manning, 56 F.3d 1188, 1196 (9th Cir.1995), and…