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· 3/12/1993

United States v. Gerard Wagner, Michael Canale Tammie Canale Thomas Brewer Donald Howard Shawna O'Leary Leo Talback Arthur Villa and David Keays

Citations

  • 989 F.2d 69
  • 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 4547

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that six week delay between drug purchase and search warrant affidavit was stale
  • noting that the “core question” in assessing probable cause is whether the information provided by an informant is reliable
  • noting that “[a]n informant’s participation in supervised drug purchases [was] powerful corroborative evidence for purposes of determining probable cause.”
  • holding information stale after 6-week delay from one-time drug buy to issuance
  • stating probable cause “easily established” where informant described occasions on which he personally witnessed drug‐related activities in suspect’s home
  • stating probable cause “easily established” where informant described occasions on which he personally witnessed drug-related activities in suspect’s home

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Judges: Miner, Altimari, Walker

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