CA8: Means and opportunity to commit bank robbery and carjacking in flight was PC

Defendant’s means and opportunity to commit this bank robbery and carjacking in flight was probable cause. Video showing him at a motel was nexus to his room. United States v. Evans, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 31326 (8th Cir. Nov. 6, 2018).

“[T]he record indicates that the Government made significant, successful efforts to corroborate CS-1’s statements. Throughout the investigation of the DTO, CS-1’s statements were corroborated by conversations intercepted pursuant to the Wiretap Orders, evidence obtained during arrests, and physical surveillance by government agents. Far from demonstrating reckless disregard for the truth, the evidence gathered throughout the investigation supported the Government’s belief that CS-1 was credible.” United States v. Guillen, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 189789 (S.D. N.Y. Nov. 6, 2018).*

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