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Criminal

Nov. 6, 2015

Judge reverses course on evidence supression

In an en banc ruling that featured Judge Marsha S. Berzon changing her mind, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined Wednesday to suppress evidence obtained by U.S. Navy investigators against a civilian defendant who was subsequently convicted of crimes.

By Matthew Hamity
Daily Journal Staff Writer

In an en banc ruling that featured Judge Marsha S. Berzon changing her mind, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined Wednesday to suppress evidence obtained by U.S. Navy investigators against a civilian defendant who was subsequently convicted of crimes.

The unanimous ruling concerned whether evidence against a Washington state man convicted of possession and distribution of child porn...

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