United States v. Cameron Griffin

MEMORANDUM

Defendant-Appellant Cameron Scott Griffin (“Griffin”) appeals a conviction for one count of conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute in ■violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (a)(1) and 846, as well as four counts of distribution of methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1). The parties are familiar with the facts of the case so we do not repeat them here. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm.

First, we conclude that the district court did not err when it denied Griffin’s motion to suppress evidence seized from an apartment above his sporting goods store. The warrant described the place to be searched with sufficient particularity because it “enable[d] law enforcement officers to locate and identify the premises with reasonable effort” without “any reasonable probability ... that the officers [might have] mistakenly searched] another premise[s].” United States v. Mann, 389 F.3d 869, 876 (9th Cir.2004), cert. denied, 544 U.S. 955 , 125 S.Ct. 1719 , 161 L.Ed.2d 537 (2005) (citation and internal quotation marks omitted).

We also conclude that the magistrate judge — after reviewing the affidavit’s description of…