United States v. Ferguson

OPINION

KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.

The defendant asks this court to reverse his criminal conviction on the grounds that the district court did not exclude evidence seized after a knock-and-announce violation, that the chancellor lacked probable cause to issue a warrant because the affiant did not adequately corroborate the tip of his confidential informant, and that the district court judge impermissibly limited the questioning of the affiant. We find all of these claims to be without merit and AFFIRM the district court’s judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

In April 2004, Robert Harrison, a five-year…