· 9/25/1997
United States v. Larry F. Singleton, United States of America v. Anthony D. Singleton, United States of America v. Demitress Sanchez Cox
Citations
- 125 F.3d 1097
- 47 Fed. R. Serv. 1128
- 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 26866
- 1997 WL 592172
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that district court has broad discretion in deciding whether to allow the use of written transcripts to aid the jury in listening to recorded conversations
- listing “the character of the witness for truthfulness and honesty, and the availability of evidence on the issue” as a factor in determining sufficient guarantees of trustworthiness
- highlighting “in- dependent, often contemporaneous, police corroboration” of informant’s controlled buys
- drug dealer indicated that defendant had said not to hand over drugs in front of his home; money was handed over on porch of home but drugs were handed over down the block
- same where controlled buy took place \in the vicinity\ of the residence
- cocaine sales in vicinity of residence were sufficient for probable cause
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Judges: Posner, Bauer, Manion
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