John David Signorelli v. State

In The

Court of Appeals

Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

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NO. 09-06-450 CR

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JOHN DAVID SIGNORELLI, Appellant

V

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 9th District Court

Montgomery County, Texas

Trial Cause No. 03-07-05170 CR

MEMORANDUM OPINION

In this case, we decide whether a computer owner had a reasonable expectation of privacy in files on his computer's hard drive when he turned his computer over to a third party repairman and authorized repairs to his computer's operating system. We conclude that when an owner takes no affirmative steps to limit a…