CA11: Officer’s slight misnaming prior sex offense against a child in a CP warrant affidavit wasn’t a Franks violation

Petitioner raised 78 grounds in his 2255 against a life sentence for child pornography. “As to Ground 6, Freeman’s various arguments largely mischaracterize the supposedly false statements in the warrant affidavit. And although the affidavit seemingly incorrectly stated that his prior conviction was for ‘lewd acts upon a minor,’ rather than ‘enticement of a child under sixteen,’ that error does not amount to a ‘deliberate falsehood or reckless disregard for the truth’ calling into question the veracity of the affidavit.” Freeman v. United States, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 21352 (11th Cir. July 31, 2018).* Another 2255 denied from the same conspiracy: Mumpower v. United States, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 21339 (11th Cir. July 31, 2018)* (adopting motions of another defendant not ineffective assistance).

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