United States Eighth Circuit

Defendant's cocaine possession conviction is affirmed where: 1) the district court properly credited the testimony of a detective on the scene who testified that the officers waited until a warrant issued before conducting the search; and 2) there was no clear error in the district court's finding that the government met the necessity requirement for a wiretap.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/21/2009
• Published 12/21/2009

Judges

• ARNOLD, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, ARNOLD, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Paul Joseph D'Agrosa, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sirena Miller Wissler, AUSA, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellee.