United States Seventh Circuit

A confidential informant's (CI) reliability and veracity were sufficiently established to support issuance of a search warrant, where the CI provided first-hand observations of illegal activity, offered statements against his penal interest, and appeared before the magistrate to allay concerns regarding veracity; sentencing determinations affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/05/2002
• Decided 05/14/2002
• Published 05/14/2002

Judges

• FLAUM, Chief Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and POSNER and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel E. May (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Civ. Div., App. Sec., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Ian Brenson (argued), LaGrange, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.