United States v. Walter Mark Flanagan

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

Flanagan was convicted by a jury of possession of stolen government property, 18 U.S.C. § 641. His major contention is that stolen property introduced in evidence against him was the product of an illegal search and seizure. The search was conducted pursuant to a state search warrant. The warrant is attacked on two grounds: (1) that it is the fruit of a prior illegal arrest, 1 asserted to be pretextual and without probable cause, and (2) that the affidavit on which the search warrant was issued fails to meet the requirements of Aguilar v. Texas, 378 U.S. 108, 84 S.Ct.…