Sixth Circuit Says Man Who Paid to Download Child Porn Probably Did So

From the Sixth Circuit yesterday, United States v. Frechette, No. 08-2191 (6th Cir., Oct. 8, 2009): government evidence that a suspect paid a one-month subscription fee to access a child porn website created probable cause to believe that he did in fact access the website and that evidence of crime could be found on the suspect's computer.

This ruling drew a dissent arguing that the majority's probable cause standard was too lax.