United States v. Sebastian Contreras

STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:

On April 4, 2017, federal agents executed a search warrant for child pornography at the home of Defendant-Appellant Sebastian Contreras. Agents retrieved, among other items, Contreras's laptop and external hard drive, on which Contreras had downloaded multiple videos depicting the sexual abuse of infants and minor children. Contreras conditionally pleaded guilty to two counts of receipt of child pornography, reserving the right to appeal the district court's denial of his motion to suppress. On direct appeal, Contreras contends that the search of his home…