Commonwealth v. Davis

OPINION BY

FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.E.:

Joseph J. Davis appeals from the. June 30, 2016 order' granting the Commonwealth’s pre-trial motion to compel appellant to provide the password that will allow access to his lawfully-seized encrypted computer. After careful review, we affirm.

The relevant facts and procedural history of this case are as follows. On October 10, 2015, law enforcement officials executed a search warrant at appellant’s residence after it was determined that a computer with an IP address subscribed to appellant utilized peer-to-peer file sharing network, eMule, to share videos…