Officer located place to be searched for child porn via checking IP number and found it was being used at defendant’s house. A search warrant was obtained and executed on the home. The 21 year old defendant lived with his parents, but he paid no rent. His mother took care of the property, but she respected his privacy and did not enter the room which was locked with the typical bedroom door lock without a key. One internet access line came into the house. A separate search warrant was not required for his bedroom. Also, 31 days was not stale in a child porn investigation. United States v. Flyer, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 67958 (D. Ariz. May 26, 2006).*

Defendant lived with his grandmother, and that was reason enough to enter the house under an arrest warrant for him under Payton. Baker v. Snyder, 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30056 (E.D. Tenn. May 11, 2004).*

Additional testimony would have helped, but the trial court’s findings are supported by the evidence that the defendant received a copy of the search warrant at the time the warrant was served. State v. Linder, 2006 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 730 (September 22, 2006).*

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