Legal Opinion
Ruben Navarro v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 8, 1968No. 24718PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
Ruben Navarro appeals from his conviction under 21 U.S.C. § 174 for the illegal possession of heroin. The main issues relate to the validity of the search during which the drug was found.
December 19, 1966, Officer Ortiz of the Narcotics Squad of the San Antonio city police received a call from an informer who stated that he had seen heroin in Navarro’s home. Ortiz prepared an affidavit, stating that he knew the informer, having received information from him in the past which had proved correct, and that he therefore had reason to believe that the drugs were present in…
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