Seaman

United States v. Seaman

Good Law
323 F. App'x 602
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 24, 2009No. 08-30224California388 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM *

Defendant-Appellant Robert Allen Seaman appeals his conviction by conditional guilty plea for being a felon in possession of ammunition. We affirm. Because the parties are familiar with the facts and procedural history of this case, we need not recount it here.

Seaman claims the district court improperly denied his motion to suppress ammunition seized pursuant to a warrantless probationary search. We review de novo the district court’s denial of the suppression motion. United States v. Delgado, 545 F.3d 1195, 1200 (9th Cir.2008).

The district court correctly concluded that the corrections officer had reasonable suspicion to search Seaman’s residence. Though each piece of evidence the officer had may have been subject to independent challenge, we must view the justification for the search under the totality of the circumstances. United States v. Arvizu, 534 U.S. 266, 273-74 , 122 S.Ct. 744 , 151 L.Ed.2d 740 (2002). Considering the totality of the circumstances, we conclude that the corrections officer had reasonable suspicion that Seaman had violated his supervised release conditions and was engaged in criminal activity. See United States v. Knights, 534 U.S. 112,…

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