United States v. Robert Thomas Ward

993 F.2d 887 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert Thomas WARD, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-50290. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 6, 1993. * Decided May 11, 1993. Before: KOZINSKI, SUHRHEINRICH ** and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** 2 A jury convicted Ward of possession of unregistered machine-guns and silencers, 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861 (d), 5861(i). He appeals from the denial of his motion to suppress evidence uncovered pursuant to a state search warrant. Ward claims the participation of ATF agents in the state officers' search rendered it federal in character, and that the search failed to comply with Fed.R.Crim.Proc. 41. 3 The district court found the officers didn't deliberately intend to circumvent Rule 41. GER 108. Moreover, as the court recognized, this case is directly controlled by United States v. Crawford, 657 F.2d 1041 (9th Cir.1981); see also GER…