State v. Simmons

¶ 1. Defendant Graham Simmons appeals from the Windham District Court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence of a purloined computer and other stolen items discovered in the execution of a search warrant at his residence. Probable cause supporting the warrant was obtained through inquest subpoenas requiring production of internet addresses and identifying data from internet service providers. Defendant challenges the subpoena of internet records as a warrantless search in violation of Chapter I, Article 11 of the Vermont Constitution, and also complains that the warrant was invalidly…