Legal Opinion
Wheeler v. Hronopoulos
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 6, 2018No. 17-2073PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gilbert, District Judge.
This is a hornbook example of how to waive an argument on appeal. One day, a confidential informant told Officer William Hronopoulos that William Wheeler had some guns in his Chicago apartment. This informant had previously given information that led to successful search warrants, so when Officer Hronopoulos received the information about Wheeler, he (1) drove the informant by Wheeler's apartment to confirm the address; (2) worked with the Cook County State's Attorney to obtain a search warrant for the premises; and (3) brought the informant before a judge to testify…
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