Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan APARICIO-LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-04-05
Citations: 425 F. App'x 655
Docket Number: No. 09-50418
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan APARICIO-LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 425
Pages: 655–657

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan APARICIO-LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 09-50418.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted Nov. 5, 2010.
Filed April 5, 2011.
Monica Mange, Assistant U.S., Michael J. Raphael, Esquire, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Narine Mkrtchyan, Glendale, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: GOODWIN and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges, and SEABRIGHT, District Judge.
The Honorable J. Michael Seabright, United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
1. The district court properly denied the motion to suppress filed by Defendant-Appellant Juan Aparicio-Lopez (AparicioLopez). The Border Patrol Agent had reasonable suspicion for the initial traffic stop. The agent observed Aparicio-Lopez's evasive slowing behavior, extremely nervous appearance, his vehicle's type and Baja license plates, and the time he crossed the checkpoint. See United States v. Garcia-Barron, 116 F.3d 1305, 1307 (9th Cir.1997) (listing factors to consider in determining whether a vehicle stop was justified by reasonable suspicion).
The initial traffic stop was not unlawfully extended by the agent's questioning of Aparicio-Lopez regarding his business in the United States. The questioning did not unreasonably prolong the duration of the detention, and therefore required no additional Fourth Amendment justification. See United States v. Mendez, 476 F.3d 1077, 1080-81 (9th Cir.2007) (stating that because "officers' questioning did not prolong the stop, we are compelled to hold that the expanded questioning need not have been supported by separate reasonable suspicion"); see also United States v. Turvin, 517 F.3d 1097, 1099-1100 (9th Cir. 2008) (same).
The waiting period necessitated by the agent's call for the K-9 unit did not transform the investigatory detention into a functional arrest because the agents "used no threats of force, unnecessary delays, exaggerated displays of authority or other coercive tactics." United States v. Torres-Sanchez, 83 F.3d 1123, 1129 (9th Cir.1996), as amended (citations omitted). Moreover, Aparicio-Lopez's consent to the canine sniff search justified the additional detention while he and the agents waited for the K-9 unit to arrive. See United States v. Brignoni-Ponce, 422 U.S. 873, 882-83, 95 S.Ct. 2574, 45 L.Ed.2d 607 (1975) (noting that further detention or search unjustified by border patrol agents' reason for initial stop must be based on "consent or probable cause") (emphasis added).
Aparicio-Lopez's arguments regarding the validity and scope of his consent were waived because he did not advance them in his motion to suppress before the district court. See United States v. Keesee, 358 F.3d 1217, 1220 (9th Cir.2004).
2. The district court did not clearly err in denying Aparicio-Lopez's request for a safety-valve reduction because, "not later than the time of the sentencing hearing, [Aparicio-Lopez] ha[d][not] truthfully provided to the Government all information and evidence [he] ha[d] concerning the offense ." 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f)(5); see also U.S.S.G. § 5C1.2(a)(5).
United States v. Shrestha, 86 F.3d 935 (9th Cir.1996), does not compel a contrary conclusion. Shrestha held that a defendant's "perjury at trial should [not] automatically defeat a claim for [safety valve relief!,]" id. at 939-40, and determined that, although the defendant had perjured himself in his prior testimony, he was entitled to a safety-valve reduction because, before sentencing, he "appear[ed] to have timely provided the Government with all the information at his disposal concerning the offense for which he was convicted." Id. at 939. In this case, however, the district court found that Aparicio-Lopez appeared to have proffered incomplete, inconsistent, and untrue information to the government before sentencing.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.