United States Seventh Circuit

District court's denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence found in his apartment is affirmed where: 1) defendant was not deprived of a fair Franks hearing as the district court's evidentiary rulings on defendant's questions regarding a confidential informant and a tipster were either within the court's discretion or did not have a material effect on the outcome of the proceeding; and 2) the district court was correct in finding that adequate probable cause supported the warrant.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/08/2009
• Decided 09/14/2009
• Published 09/14/2009

Judges

• WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and KANNE and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Mark Karner (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Rockford, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Mark A. Byrd (argued), Rockford, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.