Cocaine Conviction Affirmed

In US v. Webster, No. 10-1295, the court affirmed defendant’s conviction for conspiracy to distribute at least fifty grams of cocaine base, holding that 1) the fact the arresting officers may not have “known” defendant had been rejected by the court as a reason to invalidate probable cause; 2) the officers were justified in relying on an informant in their probable cause determination; and 3) even though the officers may not have witnessed actual criminal activity between the informant and defendant, there was a “probability or substantial chance of criminal activity,” which was sufficient to support a probable cause determination.

 

Related Resources

  • Read the Eighth Circuit’s Decision in US v. Webster, No. 10-1295

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