Dunbar

United States v. Dunbar

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277 F. App'x 749
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 12, 2008No. 07-30235California349 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM ***

Defendant Bruce Dunbar appeals the district court’s revocation of his supervised release and the procedure for selecting the sentence imposed upon revocation.

1. The district court did not err when it denied Defendant’s motion to suppress the evidence seized in the search of Defendant’s residence. On de novo review, United States v. Crawford, 372 F.3d 1048, 1053 (9th Cir.2004) (en banc), we find no error. Assuming without deciding that the probation officers used excessive force, discovery of the evidence was not “causally related to the manner of executing the search,” United States v. Ankeny, 502 F.3d 829, 837 (9th Cir.2007), cert. denied, - U.S. -, 128 S.Ct. 2423 , 171 *750 L.Ed.2d 233 (2008), so suppression is not warranted, id. at 838.

2. We review the procedural sentencing issue for plain error, because Defendant did not object to the adequacy of the district court’s reasons. United States v. Miqbel, 444 F.3d 1173, 1176 (9th Cir. 2006). The district court provided sufficient reasons for the sentence. See United States v. Carly, 520 F.3d 984, 992-93 (9th Cir.2008) (en banc) (holding that a district court need not enumerate every possible statutory factor…

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