United States v. Raymond Wong

Appellant Raymond Wong pleaded nolo contendere to violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2252 (a)(2) and 2252(a)(4)(B), statutes prohibiting the receipt and possession of child pornography. On February 8, 2002, Wong was sentenced to 27 months’ imprisonment. Police discovered the evidence related to the child pornography charges when they executed a series of search warrants at Wong’s home and on his computers in connection with the disappearance and murder of Wong’s live-in girlfriend Alice Sin. Wong preserved the right to appeal the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress the evidence retrieved pursuant to three search warrants dated January 26, 2000, January 28, 2000, and February 2, 2000. Wong now appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress. Wong claims the warrants lacked probable cause, were overbroad, and were fruit of the poisonous tree. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm the district court’s denial of the motion to suppress.

I.

On November 22, 1999, Wong reported to the Pinole, California Police Department that his live-in girlfriend Alice Sin had been missing since the previous day. Wong initially told police that…