United States v. Davenport

The principal opinion admits that if evidence of the informant’s reliability was conveyed to Major Henderson, there was probable cause for the search. No other conclusion is possible.

The Air Police knew the Rod and Gun Club was broken into and looted of twelve hunting knives. A few days after the crimes, they were informed the accused was the culprit, and that he still had possession of the stolen property. If the informant had testified at trial, his testimony and evidence of the forced entry into, and looting of, the Club would support accused’s conviction for housebreaking and larceny. See…