United States Seventh Circuit

The district court did not abuse its discretion in finding that police officer's testimony, relaying an informant's statement regarding defendant's use of a gun during drug buy, bore sufficient indicia of reliability to serve as a basis for enhancing defendant's sentence pursuant to USSG section 2D1.1(b)(1).

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/14/2002
• Published 02/14/2002

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, EASTERBROOK, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Andrew B. Baker, Jr. (argued), Office of U.S. Attorney, Dyer, IN, for U.S., John Maksimovich (argued), Highland, IN, for Antwone D. Smith.