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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.