U.S. v. SCOTT

No. 12-2962.

731 F.3d 659 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Edward SCOTT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 10, 2013.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied October 8, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Hollar , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Hammond, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Thomas N. O'Malley , Attorney, Indiana Federal Community Defenders, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before MANION and TINDER, Circuit Judges, and LEE, District Judge.


LEE, District Judge.

While executing a search warrant, police found illegal drugs and a firearm in John Edward Scott's home. Scott was subsequently indicted for two drug offenses and two firearms offenses. The affidavit submitted by the police to obtain the warrant described two controlled drug buys in which detectives used a confidential informant ("CI") to purchase heroin from a Gerald Reynolds. On each occasion, after meeting with the CI, Reynolds drove alone to...

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