Legal Opinion
United States v. Clinton Elbert McKinney
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 30, 1998No. 96-3699PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Clinton Elbert McKinney was charged, tried, and convicted of possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute and unlawful possession of a firearm. He argues that the search warrant that police obtained for his business and residence was not supported by probable cause and that the Government’s evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s verdict as to unlawful possession of a firearm. We affirm.
I. History
Detective Ken Berry works for the East St. Louis Police Department. Detective Berry received an informant’s tip that McKinney was selling crack cocaine from the…
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