Legal Opinion
United States v. John Scott
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 10, 2013No. 12-2962PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEE, District Judge.
While executing a search warrant, police found illegal drugs and a firearm in John Edward Scott’s home. Scott was subsequently indicted for two drug offenses and two firearms offenses. The affidavit submitted by the police to obtain the warrant described two controlled drug buys in which detectives used a confidential informant (“Cl”) to purchase heroin from a Gerald Reynolds. On each occasion, after meeting with the Cl, Reynolds drove alone to Scott’s house and returned to the Cl with the requested heroin. The affidavit contained one sentence describing an audio recording…
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