Case Name: William Clinton GARDNER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1969-09-03
Citations: 415 F.2d 1139
Docket Number: No. 22888
Parties: William Clinton GARDNER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 415
Pages: 1139–1139

Head Matter:
William Clinton GARDNER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
No. 22888.
United States Court of. Appeals Ninth Circuit.
Sept. 3, 1969.
Arthur Mabry (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant.
Edward B. Frank (argued), Asst. U. S. Atty., Wm. Matthew Byrne, Jr., U. S. Atty., Robert L. Brosio, Asst. U. S. Atty., Crim. Div., Howard B. Frank, Asst. U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.
Before CHAMBERS and DUNIWAY, Circuit Judges, and SMITH, District Judge.
Honorable Russell E. Smith, United States designation. District Judge, Missoula, Montana, sitting by

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
The judgment of conviction is affirmed.
The point on the method of search and seizure under a search warrant was not made before trial as required by Rule 41 (e) Fed.R.Crim.P. Late in the trial an issue of probable cause was tendered on the search warrant. Thus, the Government was not obligated to meet a challenge that was never made, i. e., method.
There were convictions on five counts. The sentences were wholly concurrent. On count, four, we find the case close on sufficiency of the evidence, but while we are authorized to consider the point, we still need not do it.
There was sufficient circumstantial and direct evidence to sustain the convictions on four counts.