United States Tenth Circuit

Defendant's drug and firearm possession convictions are affirmed where: 1) although a warrant to search defendant's girlfriend's residence lacked probable cause, the officers relied on and executed the warrant in good faith; and 2) the district court failed in its duty to make factual findings regarding the reliability of a detective's expert testimony, but the error was harmless.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/21/2009
• Published 09/21/2009

Judges

• LUCERO, Circuit Judge., Before LUCERO, EBEL, and TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Peter John Orsi, II, Wichita, KS, for Defendant-Appellant., Donald Christopher Oakley, Special Assistant United States Attorney (Marietta Parker, Acting United States Attorney, with him on the briefs) Office of the United States Attorney, Wichita, KS, for Plaintiff-Appellee.