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U.S. v. UPTON

No. 07-1456.

512 F.3d 394 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tavon A. UPTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 9, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Crowe, III, Office of the United States Attorney Criminal Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Phillip J. Kavanaugh, Office of the Federal Public Defender, East St. Louis, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, FLAUM, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

A confidential informant told the St. Clair County Sheriff's Drug Tactical Unit ("DTU") that she could purchase crack cocaine from defendant-appellant Tavon A. Upton at his home in Cahokia, Illinois. On July 9 and July 15, 2003, under police supervision, she did just that. Using the evidence from these controlled buys, Investigator Timothy Bedard applied for a warrant to search Upton's home and, on July 16, 2003, Bedard and members of the DTU...

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