Legal Opinion

United States v. Chad Camou

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided December 11, 2014No. 12-50598PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

Chad Camou appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress images of child pornography found on his cell phone during a warrantless search. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We reverse.

FACTUAL & PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

I. Camou’s Arrest and the Seizure of Camou’s Cell Phone at 10:40 p.m.

On August 1, 2009, United States Border Patrol agents stopped a truck belonging to Chad Camou at a primary inspection checkpoint on Highway 86 in Westmorland, California. Camou was driving the truck, while his girlfriend, Ashley Lundy, sat in the…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  4. Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by47 opinions

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