U.S. v. CARDONA-RIVERA

Nos. 89-2095, 89-2179.

904 F.2d 1149 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jairo CARDONA-RIVERA and Gustavo Luna Sanchez, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 12, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Durkin, William V. Gallo, Asst. U.S. Attys., Chicago, Ill., for U.S.

Mitchell D. Kreiter, Gerda N. Barker, Kreiter & Associates, Chicago, Ill., for Jairo Cardona-Rivera.

William J. Stevens, Thomas J. Royce, Chicago, Ill., for Gustavo L. Sanchez.

Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Jairo Cardona-Rivera and Gustavo Luna Sanchez entered conditional pleas of guilty to federal drug offenses, were sentenced to prison, and now appeal, challenging the denial of their motions to suppress evidence used against them. At the hearing on their motions Judge Nordberg found the following facts, and his findings are not clearly erroneous. A reliable informant led Chicago narcotics officers to Luna, whom the informant described as a drug...

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