United States v. Glenston P. Laws

SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:

Once again we are called upon to assess the constitutional sufficiency of affidavits to support the issuance of a search warrant. The instant appeal is from convictions following denial of a motion to suppress evidence seized pursuant to the warrant. Analyzing the affidavits in light of the applicable case-law, we hold that they pass constitutional muster, and consequently that the evidence was properly admitted at trial. We accordingly affirm the convictions.

I. Background

Officer William E. Larman, of the Metropolitan Police Department’s Narcotics…