U.S. v. EDENFIELD

No. 92-8877.

995 F.2d 197 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John M. EDENFIELD, James C. Edenfield, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 14, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Jane Stewart, Asst. U.S. Atty., Atlanta, GA, for plaintiff-appellant.

John Richard Martin, Martin Brothers, Atlanta, GA, for John M. Edenfield and James C. Edenfield.

Before EDMONDSON and BLACK, Circuit Judges, and MELTON, Senior District Judge.


EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:

In this drug distribution case, the district court dismissed the federal indictment for "outrageous misconduct" by state officers who investigated the charged offenses. We reverse.

I. Background

The important facts are undisputed. John and James Edenfield ("defendants") admit that they used cocaine, shared cocaine with friends, and sold cocaine to friends at cost.1

The evidence...

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