Legal Opinion
United States v. Clark
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 15, 2011No. 10-2254PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Kenneth Clark was convicted after a jury trial of possessing crack cocaine with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). On appeal he argues that evidence related to the drugs found in his truck should have been suppressed and that he should have been permitted more latitude in cross-examining the government informant who exposed him as her supplier. But the police had probable cause when they searched Clark’s truck and found the drugs after he pulled into the informant’s driveway to make a scheduled delivery. And because Clark had ample opportunity to expose the…
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