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U.S. v. SMITH

No. 98-30012.

27 F.Supp.2d 1111 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. David Charles SMITH, Defendant.

United States District Court, C.D. Illinois, Springfield Division.

September 30, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick D. Hansen, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff.

Michael J. Costello, Springfield, IL, for Defendant.

OPINION

RICHARD MILLS, District Judge.

We deal here with a limited aspect of the broader topic of law and technology: third party consent to search a computer.

Despite the prevalence of computers today, this issue has received surprisingly little judicial attention.

I. BACKGROUND

The Defendant was charged in a two-count indictment with receiving and possessing child pornography. The alleged child pornography was recovered...

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