United States v. Barry David Kaye

Appellant was convicted of possession of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).

On June 23, 1972, agents from the Office for Drug Abuse Law Enforcement at Columbus, Ohio, received information from an informant whose reliability had not been established that a quantity of cocaine could be purchased from an individual named “Barry” who would arrive at Port Columbus International Airport' on a Delta Airlines flight at approximately 9:20 P.M., that evening.

That evening the agents proceeded to Port Columbus International Airport, accompanied by the informant, who was to introduce Officer…