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Criminal Law :  Warrantless Search –  Scope – Consent

Stephanie Maniscalco//September 7, 2018//

Criminal Law :  Warrantless Search –  Scope – Consent

Stephanie Maniscalco//September 7, 2018//

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Where a defendant in a child pornography case challenged the admission of evidence seized during a warrantless search of his home, the district court did not err in finding that the defendant voluntarily consented to the search after receiving Miranda warnings, and the officers did not exceed the scope of the consent by searching when the defendant was at the police station.

U.S. v. Steinmetz (MLW No. 72012/Case No. 17-3061 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Sippel, J. (Philip Greer Scanlon, St Louis, argued for appellant) (Robert F. Livergood, St Louis, argued for appellee).

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