United States v. Warren Robert Brutzman

45 F.3d 437 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Warren Robert BRUTZMAN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-50839. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 7, 1994. Decided Dec. 28, 1994. Before: SCHROEDER, FLETCHER, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Warren Robert Brutzman appeals his conviction for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. We have jurisdiction and affirm. I. Background 3 United States Postal Service inspectors and Manhattan Beach police officers executed a search warrant at Brutzman's combined home and office as part of an ongoing Postal Service investigation of possible mail and wire fraud offenses arising from Brutzman's telemarketing business. Among the approximately ten agents who executed the warrant were postal inspectors Michael Crivelli and James Harbin. When Harbin asked Brutzman if there were any weapons on the premises, Brutzman, who had…