United States v. Jack H. Clark

Jack Clark appeals his conviction and sentence for manufacturing marijuana and for using a firearm during the offense. He was tried by a jury, found guilty, and sentenced to thirteen years and one month incarceration. We affirm.

Acting on anonymous tips that Clark was growing marijuana on property where he occasionally resided, a Hamilton County Deputy Sheriff conducted air surveillance of that property in an Iowa National Guard helicopter. He saw marijuana growing in a partially enclosed roofless structure on the property. The deputy sheriff then obtained a search warrant. Six plots of…