United States v. John Robert Shanahan

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2 F.3d 1159·1993 WL 259473·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 28169
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 8, 199392-10453California1,689 words

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2 F.3d 1159 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. John Robert SHANAHAN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-10453. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 17, 1993. Decided July 8, 1993. Before FAIRCHILD, * BEEZER and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 John Shanahan was charged with possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1) [Count I]; possession of firearms by an unlawful user of narcotics, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 922 (g)(3) [Count II]; and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a narcotics trafficking offense, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 924 (c)(1) [Count III]. 3 Shanahan unsuccessfully moved to suppress over seventy grams of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, and nineteen firearms that were seized from his residence pursuant to a search warrant. At trial, he stipulated that he was the sole…

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