United States v. Cote

A military judge’s ruling on a motion to suppress is reviewed for an abuse of discretion. United States v. Cowgill, 68 M.J. 388, 390 (C.A.A.F.2010). “ ‘An abuse of discretion occurs if the military judge’s findings of fact are clearly erroneous or if the decision is influenced by an erroneous view of the law.’ ” Id. (quoting United States v. Quintanilla, 63 M.J. 29, 35 (C.A.A.F.2006)). Here, the military judge excluded the evidence seized during the search of Appellant’s hard drive solely because the search was “executed well outside the time period” set forth in the warrant without…