United States Ninth Circuit

An employee did not have an objectively reasonable expectation of privacy in his workplace computer sufficient to suppress images of child pornography sought to be admitted into evidence in a criminal prosecution.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/06/2006
• Decided 08/08/2006
• Published 08/08/2006

Judges

• Before: O'SCANNLAIN, SILVERMAN, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• David F. Ness, Assistant Federal Defender, Great Falls, MT, argued the cause for the defendant-appellant.  Anthony R. Gallagher, Federal Defender, District of Montana, was on the briefs., Marcia Hurd, Assistant United States Attorney, Billings, MT, argued the cause for the plaintiff-appellee.  William W. Mercer, United States Attorney, District of Montana, was on the brief.