Legal Opinion
United States v. Jairo Cardona-Rivera and Gustavo Luna Sanchez
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 12, 1990No. 89-2095, 89-2179PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Jairo Cardona-Rivera and Gustavo Luna Sanchez entered conditional pleas of guilty to federal drug offenses, were sentenced to prison, and now appeal, challenging the denial of their motions to suppress evidence used against them. At the hearing on their motions Judge Nordberg found the following facts, and his findings are not clearly erroneous. A reliable informant led Chicago narcotics officers to Luna, whom the informant described as a drug dealer, and the officers set a watch on Luna’s apartment house. One day they saw him arrive in a car, and as he got out, another…
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