Legal Opinion

United States v. Prideaux-Wentz

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided September 12, 2008No. 07-3708PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Gary Prideaux-Wentz was convicted of possessing child pornography based on evi dence obtained during a search of his home. The search warrant was supported by an FBI agent’s affidavit, which described sixty-nine images of child pornography/erotica uploaded by Prideaux-Wentz onto eight Yahoo! e-groups, and the affidavit also contained expert information regarding general characteristics of child pornography collectors. On appeal, Pri-deaux-Wentz argues that the search warrant failed to establish probable cause because there is no information specific to him in the…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. United States v. Stefan IrvingCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
  4. United States v. Larry L. Koerth A/K/A Lonnie YoungerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
  5. United States v. Peter John WeberCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. United States v. LapsinsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
  2. United States v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  3. United States v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2010
  4. United States v. RoachCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2009
  5. United States v. Ronald SeiverCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012

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