Legal Opinion
United States v. Miknevich
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 1, 2011No. 09-3059PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.
I
We are asked to determine whether an affidavit prepared by a law enforcement officer provided a substantial basis for a Pennsylvania district justice’s finding of probable cause to issue a search warrant. Appellant Stephen Miknevieh was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography. These charges arose after police executed a search warrant at his home and seized his computer. His computer was later found to contain numerous images of child pornography. After the search and seizure of the computer, Miknevich gave oral and written…
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