Legal Opinion

United States v. David Kirk

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided February 10, 1986No. 85-3107PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, the government challenges the district court’s finding that law enforcement officers prepared an affidavit submitted in support of an application for a warrant to search a residence with reckless disregard for the truth. We reverse.

FACTS

On October 31, 1984, an unidentified male telephoned the Orlando, Florida, office of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The caller informed Special DEA Agent Russ Wise that within the next two weeks, Marianne Gray would depart from Orlando on an early morning American Airlines flight for Hawaii, carrying two…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. United States v. MastroianniCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by60 opinions

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  4. United States v. Eugene JenkinsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
  5. United States v. Anthony Leon Sweeting and Joseph Leander SweetingCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991

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