Jones

United States v. Jones

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123 F. App'x 773
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFebruary 14, 2005No. 04-10181California1,805 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Donald Jones appeals from his conviction for possessing cocaine with intent to distribute, and possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony. Jones contends that the district court erred by: (1) denying his motion to suppress evidence seized from his vehicle; (2) preventing him from cross-examining police officer-witnesses regarding the conduct underlying unsustained citizen complaints against them; (3) denying his motion to sever the two counts against him for trial and instead bifurcating the proceedings; and (4) admitting testimony by police officers that a box of ammunition found in his closet was missing sixteen rounds. We affirm the district court in all respects.

Jones first argues that the district court should have granted his motion to suppress the evidence found in one of his vehicles because officers did not have reasonable suspicion to search the vehicles. We review the denial of a motion to suppress de novo and the underlying factual findings for clear error. United States v. Fernandez, 388 F.3d 1199, 1234 (9th Cir. 2004).

The district court determined that earlier legal searches of Jones’ person and apartment gave rise to the reasonable…

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