United States v. Johnny Freddy Rodriguez

92 F.3d 1195 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Johnny Freddy RODRIGUEZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-50056. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 14, 1996. * Decided July 25, 1996. Before: SNEED, SKOPIL, and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Johnny Freddy Rodriguez conditionally pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a gun in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(1). He now appeals the district court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence, and his conviction. Rodriguez contends that the district court erred in holding that probable cause justified his warrantless arrest, because the arresting officers proceeded on an uncorroborated tip from a security guard. We affirm the district court's denial of the suppression motion. I. 3 On August 13, 1994, a gang task force composed of special agents from the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Bureau of Alcohol,…