Wife Consents to Child Porn Search on Home Computer

A wife had the authority to consent to the search and seizure of her husband’s electronic devices that contained child pornography, the Eleventh Circuit held April 1 (United States v. Thomas, 2016 BL 103144, 11th Cir., 14-14680, 4/1/16).

The court agreed that the prisoner’s then-wife shared authority and access over the home and computers inside, and that any search performed prior to the prisoner revoking consent was acceptable under the Fourth Amendment. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit denied the prisoner’s appeal challenging the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence found on ...