United States v. George Simon

83 F.3d 430 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. George SIMON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-10070. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 8, 1995. Decided April 17, 1996. Before: BROWNING, CANBY, and HALL, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 George Simon appeals his conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g) for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Police had obtained a search warrant for Simon's home and business in order to search for evidence of drug dealing. They found no such evidence. They did, however, find several firearms in Simon's home, and they found one gun under the front seat of the vehicle he was driving when he arrived home during the search. Simon was convicted of possessing the gun found in the car, but he was acquitted on the charge of possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number, under 18 U.S.C. § 922 (k), based on one of the firearms found in…