Breault

United States v. Breault

Good Law
344 F. App'x 358
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 31, 2009No. 08-50422California918 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM *

John Courtney Breault (“Breault”) appeals his conviction for possession of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B) and his lifetime term of supervised release. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm the conviction and sentence.

We review de novo the district court’s denial of Breault’s motion to suppress, Un ited States v. Crews, 502 F.3d 1130, 1135 (9th Cir.2007), and conclude that the warrant to search his home and computer for items showing the sexual exploitation of a child in violation of California Penal Code § 311.3 was supported by probable cause. 2 In determining whether to issue a search warrant, the magistrate is tasked with making “a practical, common-sense decision whether, given all the circumstances set forth in the affidavit before him, ... there is a fair probability that contraband or evidence of a crime will be found in a particular place.” Illinois v. Gates, 462 U.S. 213, 238-39 , 103 S.Ct. 2317 , 76 L.Ed.2d 527 (1983) (citation omitted).

Here, the affidavit explained that just prior to his police interview, Breault had been surreptitiously videotaping children on an elementary school playground…

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