Eighth Circuit: United States v. Alexander Faulkner

Fourth Amendment, ACCA, Confrontation Clause

Affidavit statement that tipster was reliable sufficed for credibility.

 Placement of GPS on car in county outside the scope of the search warrant was a violation of state law, but not one that rises to the level of suppression.

Reputation of deft as drug dealer sufficed for warrant for home.

No confrontation clause in inability to question tipster, as there was no contact with case after the affidavit.

Possession with intent and conspiracy with intent correctly counted as two predicates under ACCA.

United States  v.  Alexander Faulkner