--- Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 11:36:38 -0700 From: Jack Dean <JackDeanat_private> To: Declan McCullagh <declanat_private> Subject: Evidence Barred in Ex-O.C. Judge's Child-Porn Case Good news on this case. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-kline18jun18,1,2053777.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california Los Angeles Times June 18, 2003 Evidence Barred in Ex-O.C. Judge's Child-Porn Case Writings and photos were illegally obtained from Ronald Kline's computer, court rules. By Christine Hanley Times Staff Writer A federal judge on Tuesday threw out most of the key evidence in a high-profile child pornography case against a former Orange County judge, ruling that sexually explicit diary entries and photos were discovered after illegal computer searches by a Canadian hacker who was working for police. The ruling could undermine much of the case against Ronald C. Kline, whose arrest drew national attention and ultimately resulted in the judge dropping his bid for reelection. U.S. District Judge Consuelo B. Marshall in Los Angeles found that Kline's 4th Amendment privacy rights were violated when Bradley Willman of Langley, British Columbia, invaded his home computer with a so-called Trojan Horse virus. [...] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ Like Politech? Make a donation here: http://www.politechbot.com/donate/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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