CA11: Defendant consented to a search of his computer for CP in investigation of a missing 7 year old

A 7 year old girl went missing that defendant knew and visited his house, and he was questioned, but not as a suspect. [Later somebody with no connection to defendant was arrested.] When questioned, he admitted to visiting child pornography sites and that the children had used the computer, too, and the investigator looked at those sites for clues, finding the LimeWire program. The officer at first disclaimed concern about the child pornography for any investigative purpose, just what happened to the missing girl. Later, the investigator got full consent to search the computers from defendant and his wife. Defendant later withdrew his consent, and a search warrant was obtained, too. That later consent was valid, as was his wife’s, as was the search warrant. United States v. Watkins, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 14261 (11th Cir. July 28, 2014).

When the government responds to a motion to suppress that it will not use the evidence, the motion becomes moot. United States v. Martin, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 102636 (D. Minn. July 9, 2014).*

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