United States v. Ronnie Lee Brooks

9 F.3d 1554 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Ronnie Lee BROOKS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-50296. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 2, 1993. * Decided Nov. 5, 1993. 1 Before: FLETCHER, PREGERSON, and NORRIS, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Defendant Ronnie Lee Brooks appeals his jury convictions for being a felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(1), and possession of an unserialized firearm, 26 U.S.C. § 5861 (h). In particular, Brooks appeals the district court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized during the search of his home and its refusal to instruct the jury on the defense of duress or necessity. We AFFIRM the convictions. 4 * Brooks contends that the warrant authorizing the search of his residence was deficient for two reasons: first, it was unsupported by probable cause; and second, it was not sufficiently specific to instruct the…