United States v. David Bishop Laist

MARCUS, Circuit Judge:

At the heart of this appeal is whether a government delay of some 25 days in submitting an application for a search warrant while holding a computer based on probable cause is an unreasonable seizure under the Fourth Amendment. In the proceedings below, the defendant David Laist pleaded guilty conditionally to possession of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B), and receipt of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2), but reserved the right to appeal the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress all evidence retrieved from…