United States v. James Marihart

STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.

The principal issue on this appeal concerns the extent to which inaccuracies or misrepresentations in an affidavit by a police official vitiates a search warrant issued pursuant thereto.

Defendants James Marihart, Edwin Kinsley and Michael Guerra were convicted by a jury verdict on four counts of violating 18 U.S.C. App. § 1202(a)(1), illegal possession of fire*898arms by previously convicted felons. The defendants were sentenced to two years imprisonment on Counts I, II and III to be served consecutively, and two years imprisonment on Count IV, to run concurrently with…