Eighth Circuit -- United States v. Joe Cowling, Jr.

United States v. Joe Cowling, Jr.

 No success on  Franks challenge to search warrant where confidential informant had given misleading information at an earlier interview.

No violation of Confrontation Clause when counsel is barred from introducing prior inconsistent statements on collateral matters from the transcript of a related civil action.

Admitting testimony about related burglaries was kosher despite lack of evidence from search of house connecting deft to those crimes, as there was other evidence to establish the Bell finding of conspiracy.

Evidence of prior bad acts not an abuse of discretion even where deft did not actually physically commit the prior burglary.

Evidence sufficient.