U.S. v. GRATKOWSKI

No. 19-50492.

964 F.3d 307 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard Nikolai GRATKOWSKI, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED June 30, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Gay, Jr. , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas, Mark Eckenwiler, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Bradford W. Bogan , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Maureen Scott Franco, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Western District of Texas, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before STEWART, DENNIS, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.


Richard Gratkowski appeals the district court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained through a search warrant. We AFFIRM.

I. Background

A. Factual Background

Gratkowski became the subject of a federal investigation when federal agents began investigating a child-pornography website...

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