United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence of crack cocaine and firearm found during search of his home is reversed as the warrant was not supported by probable cause because an affidavit failed to establish the reliability of the informants, and law enforcement officers did not sufficiently corroborate the informants' reports.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/05/2009
• Published 11/05/2009

Judges

• WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge., Before MANION, WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Timothy A. Bass, Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Springfield, IL, Richard N. Cox (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Urbana, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Robert A. Alvarado, Attorney, Andrew J. McGowan, Attorney (argued), Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.