United States First Circuit

Defendant, convicted of possession of child pornography, unsuccessfully appeals the suppression ruling; district court's hearing of pertinent testimony before applying the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule strikes the right balance between deference to and oversight of the issuing magistrate's judgment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/02/2004
• Published 03/02/2004

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, and OBERDORFER, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jeffrey M. Silverstein, with whom Billings & Silverstein, was on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Margaret D. McGaughey, Appellate Chief, with whom Paula D. Silsby, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.