Legal Opinion
People v. John
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 15, 2011No. 09-4185PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(August 15, 2011)
SMITH, Circuit Judge
Detective Sergeant Naomi Joseph of the Virgin Islands Police Department applied for a warrant to search Tydel John’s home for child pornography, relying solely on an affidavit that established only probable cause to believe that she would find evidence that he had sexually assaulted several children at the school where he taught. In her affidavit, Joseph did not allege any direct evidence that John possessed child pornography, did not aver the existence of any connection between the two crimes, and did not claim either a good faith…
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