Rossby
United States v. Rossby
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM *
Anthony Rossby appeals his conviction for two counts of mail fraud and seven counts of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341 and 1343. Rossby contends that: (1) examination of the contents of his laptop computers violated his Fourth Amendment rights; and (2) the district court abused its discretion under Federal *110 Rule of Evidence 404(b), in admitting evidence of his possession of stolen laptops. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.
The district court did not clearly err in holding that Rossby’s consent to search his office reasonably included consent to examine the contents of his laptop computers. See United States v. Cannon, 29 F.3d 472, 477 (9th Cir.1994) (“We review the district court’s finding that [defendant] voluntarily consented to the search for clear error.”). Rossby’s written consent to a “complete search” of his office gave officers permission to take “from my premises any letters, papers, materials, or other property which they may desire.” Rossby placed no limitations on the scope of the search, he was present during the computer search and did not object to it, and the contents of the laptop computers within…