United States v. Washington, No. 11-3097 (D.C. Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseDefendant, convicted of drug possession offenses and firearm offenses, appealed the district court's denial of his pretrial motion to suppress evidence. Defendant argued that the government's search warrant affidavit did not establish probable cause to search his residence. Even assuming that the law enforcement officer's affidavit in this case did not support a finding of probable cause, this case falls within the good-faith exception of United States v. Leon where the affidavit relies overwhelmingly on the confidential informant (whose reliability defendant does not question) and the records checks. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment of the district court.
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