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Written by Frederick Lane
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Brief Summary: Defendant was convicted of six violations of lewd and lascivious acts on a person under the age of 14. He filed a habeas corpus petition in federal court, challenging an evidentiary ruling that allowed the introduction of computer forensic evidence first disclosed during the course of the trial.
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Written by Frederick Lane
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Brief Summary: Defendant sought to suppress a videotape offered by the prosecution at trial. The tape had been discovered and seized by police during a search of the computer room in defendant's apartment. The police were given consent to search the room by defendant's roommate. Defendant argued that his roommate did not have authority to consent to the search.
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Written by Frederick Lane
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Brief Summary: After a bench trial, a judgment order in excess of $6 million was entered against a seller of PlayStation "mod chips," based in part on defendant's destruction of relevant electronic data.
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Written by Frederick Lane
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Brief Summary: Defendant challenged seizure of his laptop by agent of the Kansas State Gaming Agency and argued that a valid warrant was required to conduct search of the contents of the laptop.
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Written by Frederick Lane
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Brief Summary: Solomon, convicted of possessing child pornography, challenged search warrant on the grounds that it was based in part on false information. The police based their request for a search warrant on information provided by Solomon's house-mate, who initially supplied police with a false name. The trial court denied Solomon's motion and the 8th Circuit affirmed.
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Written by Frederick Lane
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Brief Summary: Defendant who was convicted of possessing child pornography challenged reasonableness of airport search that revealed child pornography on computer diskettes. Defendant also challenged the government's reliance on the fruits of the airport search as partial support for a search warrant five years later that resulted in the discovery of additional child pornography. Finally, Defendant argued government failed to show that he "willfully" downloaded child pornography.
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