Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Miguel BARON, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-05-19
Citations: 650 F. App'x 424
Docket Number: No. 15-50401
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Miguel BARON, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: PREGERSON, BYBEE, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges,
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 650
Pages: 424–425

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Miguel BARON, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 15-50401.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted May 2, 2016.
Filed May 19, 2016.
Mark R. Rehe, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Office of the U.S. Attorney, San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
John Carl Lemon, II, Law Offices of John C. Lemon San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: PREGERSON, BYBEE, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges,

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Miguel Baron appeals the district court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized during a warrantless probation search.' We affirm. On balance, the search of Baron's truck was reasonable.
The probation search of Baron's truck did not violate the Fourth Amendment. In determining whether the search was reasonable, "we balance, 'on the one hand, the degree to which [the search] intrudes upon an individual's privacy and, on the other, the degree to which [the search] is needed for the promotion of legitimate governmental interests.' " United States v. Lara, 815 F.3d 605, 610 (9th Cir.2016) (alterations in original) (quoting United States v. Knights, 534 U.S. 112, 119, 122 S.Ct. 587, 151 L.Ed.2d 497 (2001)).
Baron's privacy interest was minimal. First, as a probationer, Baron's privacy interest was "significantly diminished." See Knights, 534 U.S. at 119-20, 122 S.Ct. 587. Second, Baron's vehicle, where the gun was found, was subject to "a reduced expectation of privacy." See California v. Carney, 471 U.S. 386, 393, 105 S.Ct. 2066, 85 L.Ed.2d 406 (1985). Third, Baron's probation terms "unambiguously informed" him that his vehicle was subject to search. See Knights, 534 U.S. at 119, 122 S.Ct. 587.
The government's interest, on the other hand, was significant. "Probationary searches advance at least two related government interests — combating recidivism and helping probationers integrate back into the community." Lara, 815 F.3d at 612. "These are important interests whose strength in a particular ease varies depending on the degree to which the government has a specific reason to suspect that a particular probationer is reoffending or otherwise jeopardizing his reintegration into the community." Id. Here, the government had a "specific reason" to make the search, because Baron's name had come up several times prior to the search in connection with either shootings or thefts. See id.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
. Baron's residence was also searched. However, because no evidence from that, search was used against Baron, it is not relevant to our analysis.