United States v. Weast, No. 14-11253 (5th Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his conviction for receipt and possession of child pornography. The court concluded that defendant’s Fourth Amendment rights were not violated when a law officer accessed his IP address and shared files; the district court did not clearly err in concluding that allowing defendant to represent himself, even remotely, would severely compromise his trial; the district court did not err by limiting the testimony of defendant's expert witness, and even if it had erred, defendants' substantial rights were unaffected; and the prosecutor's comments at issue do not justify reversal. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment.
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