United States v. Jessie Lee Turner

EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

Turner appeals the district court’s denial of his motions to suppress evidence, to dismiss a superseding indictment and for judgment of acquittal. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Police suspected that drug traffickers were working out of a public housing complex. They asked a paid police informant, Sloggett, for information, and he told them that Turner was involved. They set up a series of controlled buys of cocaine base between Sloggett and Turner. Sloggett began to work in Turner’s operation. He informed police that Turner kept weapons in the apartment he used for his…