Legal Opinion

United States v. Ronald David Ellyson

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided March 17, 2003No. 00-4600PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge TRAXLER wrote the opinion, in which Judge LUTTIG and Judge MICHAEL joined.

OPINION

TRAXLER, Circuit Judge:

Ronald Ellyson was convicted of possessing child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. §■ 2252A(a)(5)(B), (b)(2) (West 2000). Ellyson argues that law enforcement officers obtained the illicit pornographic material at issue through a constitutionally defective search of his residence. Ellyson also contends that the district court’s jury instructions failed to comply with Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition, 535 U.S. 234, 122 S.Ct. 1389, 152…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. United States v. JacobsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

21 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by56 opinions

  1. Shirley Presley v. City of Charlottesville Rivanna Trails FoundationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2006
  2. State v. DeJesusSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
  3. United States v. William WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2016
  4. United States v. AckermanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2016
  5. United States v. Loren Samuel WilliamsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006

51 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API