Legal Opinion
United States v. Sims
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 24, 2008No. 07-3798PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
While executing a search warrant, police discovered a firearm in possession of Rico R. Sims, a felon, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). Sims pleaded guilty and reserved his right to challenge the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress the evidence. On appeal, Sims argues that the search warrant was improper because material facts that diminished the informant’s reliability were not presented in the affidavit to the issuing judge. Sims also argues that the executing police officers could not have reasonably relied on such an improper warrant. For the following…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. Roy L. Williams, Thomas F. O'malley, Andrew G. Massa, Joseph LombardoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Michael J. McNeese and Laura ConwellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Larry L. Koerth A/K/A Lonnie YoungerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- United States v. Willie E. LloydCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Anthony Jones, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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