United States v. Richard Lee Scrivner

60 F.3d 835 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Richard Lee SCRIVNER, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-30265. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 4, 1995. Decided July 6, 1995. Before: BROWNING, REAVLEY, * and NORRIS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Richard Scrivner appeals his conviction as a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 922 (g), and for unlawful possession of an unregistered silencer, in violation of 26 U.S.C. Sec. 5861 (d). We affirm. BACKGROUND 3 On May 6, 1993, a search warrant was executed at Scrivner's residence. In the course of the search, a briefcase was found which contained a fully automatic machine gun and a silencer. Scrivner had been previously convicted of forgery, burglary and the sale of cocaine. He lived at his house with his wife, but at the time of the search Scrivner was in jail. 4 On August 11, 1993, a grand jury returned…