United States v. Walker L. Whaley

TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents one issue: whether a warrant to search appellant’s home was based on evidence obtained in violation of the fourth amendment. The district court concluded that it was not. We agree and affirm appellant’s conviction.

I

In the fall of 1981, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) established a storefront operation in Atlanta, Georgia, called Georgia Laboratory Supply, to sell chemicals and laboratory equipment for the purpose of identifying clandestine drug manufacturing laboratories. During the course of this operation, DEA agents, acting undercover,…