United States v. Francis K. Zacher

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Francis Zacher was indicted for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, see 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846, possession of firearms by a user of a controlled substance, see 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(3), 924(a)(2), and possession of an unregistered firearm, see 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861(d), 5871. Before trial, Mr. Zacher moved to suppress evidence that the police had obtained by searching various FedEx packages and his home. The district court 1 denied the motion, Mr. Zacher appealed, and we affirm.

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Lenise Jessen, a FedEx employee, was suspicious of the package that Madina Helm had…