MOORE V. UNITED STATES
429 U.S. 20 (1976)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This was an appeal from a conviction of heroin possession with the
intent to distribute.
FACTS: Police received a tip that Moore (D) and others were in possession of heroin at
D's apartment. A warrant was obtained and when the police searched the apartment they found
D lying face down near a coffee table and another woman sitting on a coach in the same room
Bags of heroin were found on top of and beneath the coffee table. D moved to suppress the
evidence because there was no showing that the heroin in the apartment was his. The police
even admitted they did not find any indications of ownership. The prosecutor argued that a
confidential informant came to a detective and gave information about D through personal
observation that the heroin was in D's apartment and D was in possession. D was found guilty
and the court expressly stated that it had relied upon the hearsay declaration of the
informant. D appealed.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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