Legal Opinion

United States v. Andrew Moorehead

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided January 9, 2019No. 18-5216PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLE, Chief Judge.

This case is one of many that have arisen from the government's investigation into a child pornography website known as "Playpen." Andrew Moorehead was indicted for possession and receipt of child pornography based on his activity on the website. He moved to suppress the evidence against him, arguing that it was obtained *965 as a result of an invalid warrant. The district court denied his motion, and Moorehead now appeals. Because the good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule applies, we affirm.

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