Legal Opinion
United States v. Larry Dean Kiser
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 26, 1983No. 82-1487PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUG, Circuit Judge:
This case presents a question expressly reserved by the Supreme Court in Franks v. Delaware, 438 U.S. 154, 170, 98 S.Ct. 2674, 2683, 57 L.Ed.2d 667 (1978): Under what circumstances is a defendant entitled to disclosure of the identity of a confidential informant in order to challenge the veracity of a search warrant affidavit?
I
In November 1981, a United States Magistrate issued a warrant permitting agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (“ATF”) to search Larry Dean Kiser’s residence in Keyes, California. The warrant authorized seizure of “a .380 caliber,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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- McCray v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. Robert H. Davis, United States of America v. George D. GelestinoCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
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