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102203P.pdf   03/30/2011  United States  v.  David Gregoire
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  10-2203
   U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota - St. Paul   
   [PUBLISHED] [Loken, Author, with Arnold and Bye, Circuit Judges]
Criminal Case - conviction and sentence. Presence of third-party during the search for purposes of identifying stolen property not named in warrant did not violate Fourth Amendment. Items seized not named in warrant were in plain view. Warrantless search of laptop seized one year ago was not unreasonable. Evidence was sufficient to support verdict of guilt of interstate transportation of stolen property and mail fraud. Denial of claim of right jury instruction was not an abuse of discretion and any error was harmless. District court did not commit procedural error in determining amount of loss. Forfeiture of proceeds from eBay sales of stolen property during period alleged in the indictment is affirmed. Forfeiture judgment for value of property seized during warrant searches is not authorized by statute or the indictment and must be reversed. Restitution judgment is affirmed in part, but alleged retail values of items seized during warrant search were awarded without a finding by the district court of disputed material fact and because items still in possession of the government subject to be returned. Case is remanded for further proceedings and an accounting of property.