United States v. Morgan
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
581 F.2d 933 (1978)
Detective Mathis obtained a search warrant for a house based on an affidavit stating a reliable informant reported that 'Timmy' sold drugs from his mother's home; the resulting raid found Morgan (defendant) inside in alleged possession of drugs, though Morgan denied possessing them at trial. Morgan sought to introduce the informant's statements about Timmy living in and dealing drugs from the house, which were contained in Mathis's affidavit, but the trial court excluded them as hearsay, and Morgan was convicted of possession with intent to distribute.
Whether out-of-court statements are admissible by the defense in a criminal case if the prosecution has, by affidavit, adopted those statements as trustworthy.