United States Sixth Circuit
US V. CARPENTER, 01-5368, 01-5370, 01-5446
Police officers' reliance on deficient warrant was reasonable because the information that was presented to the issuing judge, connecting the residence to the marijuana patches, was sufficient to support a good-faith belief in the warrant's validity.
Appellate Information
- Argued 06/11/2003
- Decided 03/09/2004
- Published 03/09/2004
Judges
- Before: BOGGS, Chief Judge; MARTIN, SILER, BATCHELDER, DAUGHTREY, MOORE, COLE, CLAY, GILMAN, GIBBONS, ROGERS, SUTTON, and COOK, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Sixth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Lonnie D. Carpenter (briefed), Rogersville, TN, Pro Se in 01-5368, 01-5446.
- For Appellees:
- Michael E. Winck (argued and briefed), Asst. U.S. Attorney, Knoxville, TN, Dan R. Smith, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Johnson City, TN, Perry H. Piper, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Chattanooga, TN, for Plaintiff-Appellee Cross-Appellant in 01-5368, 01-5370 and 01-5446., Nikki C. Pierce (argued and briefed), Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Greeneville, TN, for Defendant-Appellant Cross-Appellee Sheila J. Carpenter in 01-5370, 01-5446.