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· 1/5/2004

United States v. Froman

Citations

  • 355 F.3d 882
  • 2004 WL 25237

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  • assuming that purportedly false statement should be excised and affirming denial of motion to suppress because remaining content in affidavit established probable cause
  • observing that membership in the Candyman eGroup, a forum dedicated to child pornography, was free and as simple as “clicking the subscribe link on the main web page”
  • finding it to be “common sense” that one who “voluntarily joins” a child-pornography group and “remains a member of the group ... without cancelling his subscription ... would download such pornography from the website and have it in his possession”
  • relying in part on evidence in the affi- davit that defendant took affirmative steps to join child por- nography group and did not cancel his membership even though it was easy to do so
  • finding it to be \common sense\ that one who \voluntarily joins\ a child-pornography group and \remains a member of the group . . . without cancelling his subscription . . . would download such pornography from the website and have it in his possession\
  • relying in part on evidence in the affi- 2304 UNITED STATES v. KELLEY davit that defendant took affirmative steps to join child por- nography group and did not cancel his membership even though it was easy to do so

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Judges: King, Davis, Garza

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