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UNITED STATES v. WONG

No. 72-1061.

470 F.2d 129 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Abenel Makini WONG, aka "Tiger," Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 11, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul J. Durbin (argued), Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Eggers, III, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Joseph M. Gedan, Asst. U. S. Atty., Robert K. Fukuda, U. S. Atty., Honolulu, Hawaii, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWNING and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, District Judge.

GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:

Abenel Makini "Tiger" Wong challenges the warrant and the search that led officers to his unregistered sawed-off shotgun. He appeals from a conviction under 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d).

Wong's first contention is that the affidavit on which the warrant was based fails to show a sufficient basis in fact for the magistrate or the police officer to believe that an informer was reliable.

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