United States v. Kurt Ernest Hellman

*443OPINION

MERRILL, Circuit Judge:

This appeal is taken from judgment of conviction of several counts of mail fraud involving the use of credit cards, and of using a false and assumed name in promotion of a scheme to defraud, all in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341 and 1342. The sole issue presented is whether denial of a motion to suppress evidence was error.

Appellant was arrested in Eugene, Oregon, pursuant to a parole violator warrant. At the time of arrest his car was parked partially blocking a driveway of an oil company’s fuel yard. The car was issued a citation for blocking the driveway and…