United States v. Hecke

5 Citing cases

  1. Hecke v. United States

    558 U.S. 1158 (2010)   Cited 1 times

    Steven J. HECKE, petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.Case below, 329 Fed.Appx. 676. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied.

  2. United States v. Hunter

    Case No. 17-CR-00173-2 (N.D. Ill. Jun. 11, 2020)

    Additionally, any omissions about an informant's addiction matter far less where, as here, the affidavit ultimately corroborates the informant's statements with the investigative efforts of law enforcement. United States v. Washburn, 383 F.3d 638 (7th Cir. 2004); see also United States v. Hecke, 329 Fed. App'x 676, 677 (7th Cir. 2009) (tips from a confidential informant of "unproven reliability may support a finding of probable cause as long as the affiant's investigation substantially corroborates the informant's credibility."). For example, the evidence corroborated a variety of details provided by CS 1, including that: (1) the interceptees operated a narcotics operation at California and Harrison and the 2700 block of West Lexington; (2) Calvin Williams supplied narcotics to individuals including Yancy; (3) Calvin Williams resided at 2815 West Harrison Street; and (4) Calvin Williams used Target Telephone 2.

  3. United States v. Burton

    Case No. 15-cr-312-1 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 15, 2016)

    The government independently verified Burton's address, confirmed that he matched the appearance of the robber in the surveillance photos, and conducted photo lineups in which Burton was positively identified as being the robber and was repeatedly identified as having similar features to the robber. See United States v. Hecke, 329 Fed. App'x 676, 677 (7th Cir. 2009) ("[T]ips from a confidential informant of unproven reliability may support a finding of probable cause as long as the affiant's investigation substantially corroborates the informant's credibility."). Accordingly, the recovered evidence cannot be suppressed on that basis.

  4. United States v. Smith

    Case No. 13-cr-738 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 12, 2015)

    The corroboration of these basic details helps to compensate for the lack of information about the informant's credibility. See United States v. Hecke, 329 Fed. App'x 676, 677 (7th Cir. 2009) ("[T]ips from a confidential informant of unproven reliability may support a finding of probable cause as long as the affiant's investigation substantially corroborates the informant's credibility."). And, finally, the informant appeared before the issuing magistrate, further bolstering the veracity of the information contained in the search warrant affidavit.

  5. United States v. Hecke

    CAUSE NO.: 1:07-CR-18-TLS (N.D. Ind. Sep. 25, 2013)

    In spite of the arguments raised by the Defendant in response to attorney Galloway's Anders brief, the Seventh Circuit determined that the arguments raised "would be frivolous." United States v. Hecke, 329 F. App'x 676, 677 (7th Cir. 2009).