Legal Opinion
United States v. Ronald Seiver
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 28, 2012No. 11-3716PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The defendant pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and sexual exploitation of a child, see 18 U.S.C. §§ 2252A(a)(5)(B), 2251(a), and was sentenced to 420 months in prison. But he reserved the right to appeal for the limited purpose of challenging the legality of the search that had yielded evidence that substantiated his guilt. The appeal presents the recurrent issue of “staleness” as a basis for concluding that a computer search warrant was not supported by probable cause.
The warrant affidavit said that law enforcement authorities had discovered that a…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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3Cited by34 opinions
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