UNITED STATES v. WILLIAMS

No. 22-10316.

83 F.4th 994 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Howard Sanford WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED October 13, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lindsey Diane Pryor (argued), Brian W. McKay, Esq. , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Vincent Eugene Wisely , Attorney (argued), Vincent Wisely , Attorney at Law, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Smith, Southwick, and Higginson, Circuit Judges.


Howard Williams was convicted of sex trafficking of a child in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)(1) and (b)(2). On appeal, he challenges the introduction of evidence pulled from his cellphone using Cellebrite technology. He claims that the district court erred by permitting a police investigator to introduce the...

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