United States v. Harold T. Prentzel

9 F.3d 1555 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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-Appellant, v. Harold T. PRENTZEL, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-30420. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 2, 1993. Decided Sept. 24, 1993. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing Jan. 24, 1994. Before: SCHROEDER, FLETCHER, and ALARCON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Appellant Harold Prentzel appeals his conviction for manufacturing and possession with intent to distribute marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1). He contends that the district court erred by failing to suppress evidence of marijuana that he was growing at his home. He also challenges a condition of supervised release imposed by the court. 3 The marijuana in question was seized pursuant to a search warrant. Prentzel does not challenge the sufficiency of the warrant, but the manner in which the police obtained probable cause that served as the predicate for the warrant.…