James v. State

Miller, Presiding Judge.

Following a bench trial, Ronald Malcus James was convicted of 26 counts of sexual exploitation of children (OCGA § 16-12-100). On appeal, James contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence seized as a result of a search warrant authorizing entry into his home and the seizure of his computer therein. We find that under the totality of circumstances the magistrate had a substantial basis for concluding that probable cause existed to issue the warrant, and we affirm.

A special agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) applied…