Denial of defendant’s motion to suppress evidence of crack cocaine and firearm found during search of his home is reversed as the warrant was not supported by probable cause because an affidavit failed to establish the reliability of the informants, and law enforcement officers did not sufficiently corroborate the informants’ reports.
Read US v. Bell, No. 07-3806
Appellate Information
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Decided November 5, 2009
Judges
Before: Manion, Wood, and Williams, Circuit Judges
Opinion by Wiliams, Circuit Judge
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