United States v. John Joseph Coffee, Jr.

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• stating that finding guns near drugs can indicate that the drugs were intended for distribution
• holding that the absence of fingerprints on either of two revolvers was not determinative where “there was sufficient evidence for a rational trier of fact to conclude that at the time of the search, defendant had dominion over the house where the firearms were located”
• concluding the defendant possessed cocaine and marijuana that was found in a house the defendant leased even though the defendant was not present during the search that revealed the presence of the drugs
• concluding the defendant possessed cocaine and marijuana that was found in a house the defendant leased even though the defendant was not present during the search that revealed the presence of the drugs
• stating that warrant affidavits “[m]ust be tested and interpreted by -7- Case No. 22-5651, United States v. Hargis magistrates and courts in a commonsense and realistic fashion” (quoting United States v. Ventresca, 380 U.S. 102, 108 (1965))
• affirming the district court’s conclusion that even though there were no statements in the affidavit about the reliability of the confidential informant (“CI”

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