United States v. Milliner, No. 14-1129 (8th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his conviction for conspiracy to distribute cocaine base. The court concluded that the evidence was sufficient to convict defendant of the conspiracy. The court also concluded that the district court did not err in suppressing wiretap evidence and rejected defendant's claim that the government did not need the wiretaps because it already had enough information to prosecute the members of the conspiracy. While there may have been enough evidence to prosecute some actors, there was not enough to effectively prosecute everyone involved. The wiretaps at issue were requested to shed light on the full scope of the crack conspiracy. The government's use of other investigative techniques failed to produce the necessary information regarding the extensive drug operation. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment of the district court.
Court Description: Criminal case - Criminal law. Challenges to wiretaps rejected as the wiretaps were necessary to shed light on the full scope of the conspiracy and the government had failed to obtain the necessary information through other investigative techniques; evidence was sufficient to support defendant's conspiracy conviction.
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