United States v. Zong Blong Mua

97 F.3d 1462 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Zong Blong MUA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-30202. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 5, 1996. Decided Sept. 19, 1996. Before: FLETCHER, NOONAN, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Zong Blong Mua appeals his conviction and sentence for possession of opium with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1), and of carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking offense, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924 (c). We have jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and affirm. 3 * Mua concedes that the traffic stop was justified, but argues that his continued detention, and questioning, were not. Relying on other traffic stop cases that ripened into searches, see, e.g., United States v. Fernandez, 18 F.3d 874 (10th Cir.1994); United States v. Hernandez-Alvarado, 891 F.2d 1414 (9th Cir.1989);…