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United States Court of Appeals For The Ninth Circuit
SUMMARY *
Criminal Law
*
This summary constitutes no part of the opinion of the court. It
has been prepared by court staff for the convenience of the reader.
UNITED STATES V. MAGDIRILA 3
COUNSEL
OPINION
1
The district court did not resolve the parties’ dispute as to whether
Magdirila had Fourth Amendment standing to challenge the search of his
friend’s vehicle. The Government does not raise this argument on
appeal. We do not decide, therefore, whether Magdirila has standing and
instead assume that he does.
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II
III
2
Because we hold the inventory search was proper, we do not
address the Government’s alternative arguments that (1) the police were
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IV
That was not the case here, however. The error here
really was a technical one—only some of the items
recovered were recorded on the inventory form, but the rest
appeared on the cross-referenced police report. I therefore
concur in the opinion, but recommend reconsidering Garay
en banc should the opportunity arise.