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United States v. Dale Keyser
670 F. App'x 278
| 5th Cir. | 2016
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*1 Before JOLLY, SMITH, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: [*]

Dale Paul Keyser was convicted of one count of possessing child pornography and one count of failing to register as a sex offender, and the district court sentenced him to serve 125 months in prison and a 40-year term of supervised release. In this appeal, Keyser challenges the denial of his motion to suppress. He argues that the affidavit offered in support of the *2 Case: 15-50984 Document: 00513743534 Page: 2 Date Filed: 11/02/2016

No. 15-50984

warrant to search his home did not give rise to probable cause because it contained stale, generic information.

In analyzing the denial of a suppression motion, we review factual findings for clear error and the ultimate constitutionality of law enforcement action de novo. United States v. Allen , 625 F.3d 830, 834 (5th Cir. 2010). When reviewing a district court’s denial of a defendant’s motion to suppress when a search warrant is involved, we use a two-step inquiry. Allen , 625 F.3d at 834. First, we ask whether the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule applies and, second, whether the issuing magistrate had a substantial basis for concluding that probable cause existed. Id. If the good faith exception applies, then no further analysis is conducted, and the district court’s denial of the motion to suppress will be affirmed. Id.

Our review of the record and pertinent jurisprudence supports the district court’s conclusion that the information in the warrant was not stale. See Allen , 625 F.3d at 841-43. Jurisprudence also supports the conclusion that the affidavit contained information providing “a substantial basis to conclude that evidence of criminal activity would be found at” Keyser’s home. See United States v. Perez , 484 F.3d 735, 738-40 (5th Cir. 2007). Keyser has not shown that the affidavit underlying the warrant contained stale information, nor has he shown that this information was not specific to him. The good faith exception applies, and we need not conduct any further analysis. See Allen , 625 F.3d at 834.

AFFIRMED.

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[*] Pursuant to 5 TH C IR . R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5 TH C IR . R. 47.5.4.

Case Details

Case Name: United States v. Dale Keyser
Court Name: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Date Published: Nov 2, 2016
Citation: 670 F. App'x 278
Docket Number: 15-50984 Summary Calendar
Court Abbreviation: 5th Cir.
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