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Technological enhancements give police officers stronger tools to investigate Florida crimes, track suspects and gather evidence. They also raise new questions about protections against unlawful searches and seizures, as a recent case<\/a> out of Florida\u2019s Second District Court of Appeal makes clear.Defendant was charged with a wide variety of Florida criminal offenses, including sexual battery and possession of child pornography, following an investigation by the Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office. Police officers traced an internet protocol address used to download child pornography to a home in the county. When they searched the home, the officers found that none of the computers in the house that were connected to a home Wi-Fi network had been used to download illicit materials.<\/p>\n

They also noticed that the Wi-Fi network wasn\u2019t protected, and could therefore potentially be accessed by others outside of the home. So the cops, with the homeowner\u2019s permission, set up a computer in the home that would allow them to remotely access and monitor the Wi-Fi network. They found the local IP address and a separate MAC address for a computer that was accessing the Wi-Fi network and using it to download pornography. The officers then used a Yagi antenna\u2014a highly directional and shortwave antenna\u2014to determine that the computer was inside Defendant\u2019s motorhome. The officers obtained a warrant to search the home, where they located the computer. Defendant was convicted and sentenced to consecutive life sentences.<\/p>\n

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Technological enhancements give police officers stronger tools to investigate Florida crimes, track suspects and gather evidence. They also raise new questions about protections against unlawful searches and seizures, as a recent case out of Florida\u2019s Second District Court of Appeal makes clear.Defendant was charged with a wide variety of Florida criminal offenses, including sexual battery […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sex-crimes"],"yoast_head":"\nCriminal Appeal: Hi Tech Search Computer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When officers stop you, a illegal search issue can hinge on hi tech search computer. See how this ruling your defense. 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