United States v. Nava-Ramirez

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

After the district court denied Gavino Nava-Ramirez’s motion to suppress evi dence discovered in the trunk of a vehicle he was driving but which he did not own, Nava-Ramirez entered a conditional guilty plea to one count of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Nava-Ramirez now appeals the denial of his suppression motion. Because he does not quarrel with the government’s contention that he lacks standing to directly challenge the search of the trunk, this court must only decide whether the evidence should have been suppressed as the…