United States v. Dana Hyrum M. Bolton

Appellant stands convicted of possession of an unregistered machine gun in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d).

The sole question presented on appeal is the sufficiency of the affidavit on the basis of which a search warrant issued resulting in recovery of the gun. Appellant contends the affidavit’s showing of cause depended entirely on information of an informant whose reliability did not sufficiently appear.

We disagree. Reliability of the informant was amply established by the affidavit. The informant was shown to have related sufficient underlying circumstances to show that he had personal…