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Confession of possession of child porn supported search of probationer's computer

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Defendant's confession he had child porn supported the search of his computer with reasonable suspicion while he was on probation. United States v. Gomes, 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 11679 (11th Cir. May 29, 2008) (unpublished).* While the N.M. evironmental control statutes permit warrantless searches under Burger v. New York, material facts remain in dispute on whether the statute was followed. Copar Pumice Co. v. Morris, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42350 (D. N.M. March 21, 2008).* Consensual immigration encounter ripened into probable cause based on what the defendant told the officers. His fingerprints were not suppressable. United States v. Moya-Matute, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42380 (D. N.M. January 7, 2008).*

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on June 03, 2008 (boomark / email).