This is a Dawson Motion brought by multiple defendants in a drug and firearm investigation known as Project Wheeler.
The defendants sought leave to cross-examine the affiant who deposed to the affidavit in support of a wiretap authorization granted by a Superior Court judge.
The defendants challenged two areas: claims about possession of firearms and statements that observations about meetings were indicative of drug trafficking.
The court dismissed the application, finding that the defendants failed to demonstrate how cross-examination would undermine the preconditions for the wiretap authorization and that the allegations of sweeping generalizations and circular reasoning were not relevant to an attack on facial validity in the circumstances presented.
