United States v. Hodson

OPINION

ALICE M. BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal, which arises from the district court’s denial of a criminal defendant’s motion to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a warrant, we must decide whether a suspect’s ostensibly admitting to having engaged in child molestation is sufficient, without more, to establish probable cause to search that suspect’s home for child pornography. Because we conclude that it is not, we REVERSE the district court’s denial of the suppression motion, VACATE the conviction, and REMAND this case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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