United States v. Wayde Lynn Kurt

EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

We must decide whether an officer’s alteration of the address on a search warrant, made while not under oath but at the direction of a judge, violates the Fourth Amendment. We hold that the good faith exception applies and the search was valid. Because we also reject the two other issues Kurt raises on appeal, we affirm his conviction for counterfeiting, 18 U.S.C. § 471 (1988), and possession of counterfeiting paraphernalia, 18 U.S.C. § 474.

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