United States v. Huyck

Defendant appealed his conviction for multiple crimes related to child pornography. The court concluded that the district court properly denied defendant's motion to suppress where law enforcement officials had probable cause to search defendant's residence because there was a fair probability that they would unearth evidence of the completed crime in defendant's possession at the time of the search; the district court did not abuse its discretion in admitting "downthemall" exhibits because the evidence was probative of the charged crimes where it indicated that plaintiff's knowledge of the Tor network and specifically how it could be utilized to access hidden child pornography websites; likewise, the district court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the Onion Pedo Video Archive evidence; the evidence was sufficient to support the jury's verdicts that he knowingly received, accessed with intent to view, and possessed child pornography; and the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant's motion for a new trial. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment. View "United States v. Huyck" on Justia Law