United States v. Norbert Andrew Botelho

86 F.3d 1164 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Norbert Andrew BOTELHO, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-10115. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 8, 1996. Decided May 24, 1996. 1 Before: FLETCHER, D.W. NELSON and CANBY Circuit Judges. 2 MEMORANDUM * 3 Norbert Andrew Botelho appeals his jury conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm (two counts) and ammunition (one count) in violation 18 U.S.C. §§ 922 (g) and 924(e). Botelho contends that the district court erred by denying his motion to suppress evidence of the firearms and ammunition found during an allegedly improper inventory search of the vehicle he was driving. In addition, Botelho contends that evidence seized from his home was fruit of the allegedly improper search of the vehicle because evidence from the vehicle, in part, formed the basis for the warrant to search his home. Finally, Botelho…