Krouse
United States v. Krouse
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM *
Conrad Albert Krouse appeals his conviction on four counts of federal weapons and drug charges. He raises several claims on appeal. Because one of these claims raises an issue of first impression in this circuit, we address it in a separate published opinion filed contemporaneously with this disposition. We decide Krouse’s remaining arguments here and affirm the district court’s rulings on all grounds.
Krouse waived his challenge to the search warrant executed by Buena Park Police officers on July 25, 2001, because he failed to raise this claim below. See Fed. R. Crim.P. 12(b)(3)(c). Although Krouse did contest the same warrant before the district court, he did so on different grounds. See United States v. Wright, 215 F.3d 1020, 1026 (9th Cir.2000) (“It does not matter that [a defendant] made a pre-trial motion to suppress on other grounds, for just as a failure to file a timely motion to suppress evidence constitutes a waiver, so too does a failure to raise a particular ground in support of a motion to suppress.”) (quotation marks and citation omitted).
Evidence seized during the warrantless search of Krouse’s home on January 30, 2002, did not contribute to his…