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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. WILLIAM DALLAS ELMORE

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Nov 12, 2021

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ON BRIEF: R. Kenyon Meyer, DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ON BRIEF: Monica Wheatley, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellee.

Judge(s): BOGGS, WHITE, and READLER, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky at Louisville

CHAD A. READLER, Circuit Judge. During an investigation into whether William Elmore sexually abused a seven-year-old girl, Elmore’s stepmother gave officers three key fobs for Elmore’s Ford Mustang. Aided by a warrant, a subsequent search of the fobs revealed a memory card containing child pornography. Elmore was later indicted on one count of knowingly possessing child pornography. During his prosecution, Elmore twice moved to suppress the memory card evidence. Failing on both fronts, Elmore later pleaded guilty, but preserved his right to appeal the suppression rulings, which he now presents for our review. Finding no basis to exclude the memory-card evidence found on one of the key fobs, we affirm both Elmore’s conviction and the revocation of his earlier term of supervised released premised on his conviction.

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