United States v. Williams
Opinion
Lead Opinion
*761 MEMORANDUM *
Arthur Williams, Sr., entered a conditional guilty plea to charges of possessing a firearm following a felony conviction, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(1), and counterfeiting obligations of the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 471 . Williams now appeals the issue he reserved for review: the District Court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained by law enforcement officers pursuant to a search warrant for his property. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. Because the parties are familiar with the factual and procedural history of this case, we will not recount it here.
The Fourth Amendment requires that a search warrant “particularly describ[e] the place to be searched.” U.S. Const, amend. IV. But the description of the place to be searched does not need to be perfect: “[t]he practical accuracy rather than the technical precision governs in determining whether a search warrant adequately describes the premises to be searched.” United States v. Williams, 687 F.2d 290, 292 (9th Cir.1982); see also United States v. Turner, 770 F.2d 1508, 1510 (9th Cir.1985) (noting the “general rule” that search warrants…