UNITED STATES v. PEREZ-ESPARZA

No. 79-1092.

609 F.2d 1284 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ismael PEREZ-ESPARZA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 14, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Milchen, Frank & Milchen, San Diego, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Barton C. Sheela, III, Asst. U. S. Atty., (on the brief), Michael H. Walsh, U. S. Atty., Barton C. Sheela, III, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CHAMBERS, WALLACE and TANG, Circuit Judges.


WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

Based upon stipulated facts before a district judge, Perez-Esparza was convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). He appeals, asserting that denial of his motion to suppress evidence was reversible error. We agree and reverse.

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On November 6, 1978, an informer, who had previously supplied Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents with reliable information on 20...

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