Moran
United States v. Moran
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM *
Manuel Moran (Moran) appeals from his conviction for being a felon in possession of *545 a firearm and ammunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(1) and challenges the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress firearms evidence seized during a search of his residence. We have jurisdiction to review his appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.
1. Moran challenges the admission of firearms evidence that was discovered under his bed during a search pursuant to a warrant authorizing the search of Moran’s residence for a federal fugitive, Victor Flores, and for firearms. Moran argues that the warrant was not supported by probable cause to search his residence for firearms, but does not challenge the probable cause determination with respect to Flores. We uphold a probable cause determination “so long as the magistrate had a substantial basis for concluding probable cause existed based on the totality of the circumstances.” Greenstreet v. County of San Bernardino, 41 F.3d 1306, 1309 (9th Cir.1994) (internal quotation marks omitted). “The facts presented [to a magistrate] ‘must be sufficient to justify a conclusion that the property which is the object of…