Murillo

United States v. Murillo

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322 F. App'x 550
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 20, 2009No. 07-30044California214 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Peter Santos Murillo appeals from the district court’s order denying his motion to suppress, following which he entered pleas of guilty to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924 (c)(1)(A), and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(1). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

Murillo contends that the district court erred when it denied his motion to suppress because the challenged evidence was obtained during a warrantless search of his vehicle that did not occur incident to his arrest. The district court did not err because the officers had probable cause to search the vehicle. See United States v. Ross, 456 U.S. 798, 808-09 , 102 S.Ct. 2157 , 72 L.Ed.2d 572 (1982).

Murillo also contends that, even if the search was valid, the evidence should be suppressed because the search was overly invasive and went beyond the scope of a permissible search. Because the officers had probable cause to search the vehicle, *551 the district court did not err. See id. at 825 .

AFFIRMED.

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