By: Derek Hawkins//October 12, 2021//
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Name: United States of America v. Mark McGill
Case No.: 19-2636
Officials: KANNE, BRENNAN, and SCUDDER, Circuit Judges.
Focus: Warrantless Search and Seizure – Suppression of Evidence
During a visit to Mark McGill’s home, McGill’s probation officer seized a cell phone without warrant to do so. Law enforcement later discovered thousands of images of child pornography on the phone and charged McGill accordingly. McGill, arguing that his phone had been unlawfully seized, moved to suppress the phone and all evidence obtained from it.
The district court denied this motion on a number of independent grounds, concluding that McGill’s cell phone was lawfully seized or otherwise need not be suppressed. We agree with this conclusion and thus affirm the district court’s decision denying McGill’s motion to suppress.
Affirmed