The informant hearsay here was sufficiently corroborated. \u201cThe affidavit provides sufficient grounds to assess the veracity and basis of knowledge of CS1’s information. Most of CS1’s information is based on personal observations of Goodman. Those observations, including Goodman’s involvement with firearms and in drug transactions, is corroborated by the information provided by the other informants. CS1’s knowledge of the garage location was also corroborated by law enforcement. The allegation regarding Goodman’s son, while likely not the result of direct knowledge, can also be independently corroborated by court records.\u201d United States v. Goodman, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 214414 (D. Mont. Dec. 12, 2019).*<\/p>\n
Defendant claims in his 2255 that his attorney was ineffective for not raising probable cause as it relates to entrapment. The court made a pretrial ruling on that, and an entrapment defense at trial wouldn\u2019t have worked anyway. United States v. Maxwell, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 214191 (N.D. Ohio Dec. 12, 2019).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The informant hearsay here was sufficiently corroborated. \u201cThe affidavit provides sufficient grounds to assess the veracity and basis of knowledge of CS1’s information. Most of CS1’s information is based on personal observations of Goodman. Those observations, including Goodman’s involvement with … Continue reading