· 9/19/1983
United States v. Charles George Sorrells, Glen Ray Bartley
Citations
- 714 F.2d 1522
- 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 16820
- 14 Fed. R. Serv. 306
How courts have described this case
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- finding informant’s tip reliable because previous tips led to the arrests of “others involved in the crimes” and “they were in possession 10 of illegal contraband”
- rejecting the argument that the trial court judge’s conclusion that an informant was reliable, based upon his prior experience with the informant, could cure an otherwise defective search warrant affidavit
- unlawful transfer of unregistered machinegun to undercover agent
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Judges: Hill, Hatchett, Haynsworth
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