Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Romano Jon SANTOS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2003-05-14
Citations: 63 F. App'x 343
Docket Number: No. 02-10387; D.C. No. CR-01-00112-JSU
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Romano Jon SANTOS, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: Before GOODWIN, RYMER, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 63
Pages: 343–344

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Romano Jon SANTOS, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 02-10387.
D.C. No. CR-01-00112-JSU.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted May 9, 2003.
Decided May 14, 2003.
Before GOODWIN, RYMER, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Romano J. Santos appeals his conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3) for possession of a firearm by an unlawful drug user and possession of ammunition by an unlawful drug user. Santos assigns error to the district court's failure to suppress evidence obtained from his vehicle in purported violation of the Fourth Amendment. The district court ruled that the search was legal for two reasons. First, the search was incident to a lawful arrest. Second, the officers had probable cause to search the car without a warrant. We adopt the district court's second rationale. We affirm Santos' conviction on that basis, and need not reach the issue of incidental to arrest.
AFFIRMED.
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