IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-40020
Summary Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
RONALD GARY KIRK, JR.,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Texas
USDC No. 1:97-CR-38-1
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September 23, 1998
Before DAVIS, BENAVIDES, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Appellant, Ronald Gary Kirk, Jr., appeals his conditional-
guilty-plea conviction for possession with intent to distribute
marijuana and possession of an altered telecommunications device.
Kirk challenges the district court’s denial of his motion to
suppress the evidence obtained as a result of the stop and search
of the rental car he was driving.
Kirk did not have standing to contest the search of the
vehicle because he was not an authorized driver of the vehicle
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Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined
that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent
except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R.
47.5.4.
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and knew that the rental contract prohibited unauthorized drivers
from operating it. See United States v. Boruff, 909 F.2d 111,
117 (5th Cir. 1990).
AFFIRMED.