UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ZACKARY ROBERT LULL
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Duncan, May 25, 2016,
Search Warrant – Omission of information regarding informant reliability (informant tried to steal buy money and misled investigators) was sufficient to satisfy the “intentionality” and “materiality” prongs of Franks

(Concur & Dissent – Davis – The omission was “reckless,” but even if included “no judge with experience issuing warrants would have refused to issue the search warrant in this case.”)
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