U.S. v. HALL

No. 95-30285.

113 F.3d 157 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ronald D. HALL, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 6, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wan J. Kim, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for plaintiff-appellant.

Rex Lamont Butler and Linda S. Thomas, Rex Lamont Butler & Associates, Anchorage, AK, for defendant-appellee.

Before: SCHROEDER and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges, and BREWSTER, District Judge.


KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge.

The district court suppressed evidence because a police officer testifying at the search warrant hearing deliberately or recklessly withheld crucial information undermining an informant's credibility. We affirm.

FACTS

A state investigation and state search warrant led to a federal prosecution of Ronald Hall for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. The state troopers made a controlled buy of cocaine from a woman...

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