United States v. Bruno Mancari

WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Bruno Mancari was convicted by a jury of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and sentenced to 41 months in prison. Mancari appeals his conviction, contending that the district court erred by denying his motion for a hearing to challenge the search warrant that led to the discovery of the gun and by permitting the prosecution to introduce evidence regarding $6,500 in cash that was discovered in his house. Mancari also appeals his sentence, arguing that the district court failed to heed our post-Booker jurisprudence in its…