Legal Opinion
United States v. Bershchansky
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 5, 2015No. Docket No. 13-3145PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHIN, Circuit Judge:
In this case, the Department of-Homeland Security (“DHS”) identified a computer in Brooklyn, New York, that it believed was offering, on a peer-to-peer network, electronic files that contained child pornography. DHS agents determined that the computer was subscribed to defendant-ap-pellee Yuri Bershchansky and they obtained a warrant to search what they apparently believed to be his residence. The agents searched Bershchansky’s home, seized his computer equipment, and elicited a confession from him. Bershchansky was later arrested and charged with one count of possessing…
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