The following excerpt is from Hernandez-Valenzuela v. U.S., 985 F.2d 572 (9th Cir. 1993):
This court held on direct appeal that the inspector's in-court identification was sufficiently reliable because it was based on the inspector's opportunity to identify the driver at the scene. United States v. Hernandez-Valenzuela, 932 F.2d 803, 804-05 (9th Cir.1991) (per curiam). The inspector testified that he had carefully checked the driver's appearance against the identification card at the scene, and had been with the driver in a well lit area for about three minutes. See id.
3 On appeal, appellant did not pursue some of the arguments he raised below. These arguments are therefore deemed waived. See Wilcox v. Commissioner, 848 F.2d 1007, 1008 n. 2 ("[a]rguments not addressed in brief are deemed abandoned.")
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