Legal Opinion

United States v. Colbert

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 20, 2010No. 08-3243PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Donald Gene Colbert conditionally pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B), and was sentenced to 120 months’ imprisonment. He appeals, arguing that the district court1 erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence because the search warrant was not supported by probable cause. We affirm.

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On June 7, 2006, Detectives Kelly Myers and Mike Martin of the Davenport, Iowa, Police Department drove to Vandeveer Park to investigate a complaint of suspicious activity related to a young child. Upon arriving at the park, the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Osborne v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. United States v. Robert Gerard HornCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  4. United States v. FalsoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. ByrdCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Dougherty v. City of CovinaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
  2. United States v. Paul PavulakCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2012
  3. People v. JohnCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2011
  4. United States v. HoffmannCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2016
  5. United States v. EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2015

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