Roberts

MEMORANDUM **

Julius Darnell Roberts appeals from his sentence imposed following his guilty plea conviction for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base and being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a) and 18 U.S.C. §§ 922 (g)(1) and 924 respectively. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 .

Roberts contends that the district court should have granted his motion to suppress evidence seized during the execution of the search warrant at his residence. A review of the record supports the district court’s finding that the warrant used to search Roberts’ premises was supported by probable cause. Although Roberts contends that there is no evidence that the informants had provided reliable information in the past, other indicia of reliability are present.

The informants’ veracity was buttressed by the similarity of their accounts and by the detailed information they provided. The tips were then corroborated by the controlled buy conducted by the police with the assistance of one of the informants. Viewing the totality of the circumstances, there was “a fair probability that contraband or evidence of a crime”…