U.S. v. THOMAS

No. 17-4523.

908 F.3d 68 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LaMarcus THOMAS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: November 8, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Andrea Lantz Harris , OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellant. Nancy Spodick Healey , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Larry W. Shelton , Federal Public Defender, Christine Madeleine Lee , Assistant Federal Defender for Appellate Litigation, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellant. Leslie Williams Fisher , Child Exploitation & Obscenity Section, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C.; Rick A. Mountcastle , Acting United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Harris wrote the opinion, in which Judge Wilkinson and Judge Osteen joined.


Detective Charles Coleman arrested LaMarcus Thomas on charges of aggravated sexual battery, and seized a cell phone from Thomas during a search incident to the arrest. After Coleman obtained a warrant to search the phone, authorities discovered sexually explicit images and videos involving children.

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