The Fourth Amendment does not bar a more exhaustive search of a child pornography suspect’s computer after he has already pleaded guilty to one crime and demanded the return of his property, nor does it require a new search warrant, a state appeals panel in Rochester has held.
In a case of apparent first impression, the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, unanimously agreed that police were not only entitled to re-examine Stephen DeProspero’s computer before returning it, but were obligated to do so.
