State v. Ward

The defendant, Jack T. Ward, was convicted on thirteen counts of possessing child pornography. See RSA 649-A:3 (2007) (amended 2008). He appeals, arguing that the Superior Court (Smukler, J.) erred in denying his motion to suppress on the grounds that the affidavit supporting the application for a search warrant lacked probable cause to search his residence and his computer. We affirm.

On September 12, 2007, Officer Gary Allen of the Pembroke Police Department received a call from a pastor at a church in Pembroke. The pastor told Allen that he had received a call from a parishioner named Allen…