Posted by barristerharri
I previously discussed, on a bar association section blog in 2007 and
2009, the case of In re Boucher, where a U.S. judge for the District of
Vermont ruled that requiring a criminal defendant to produce an
unencrypted version of his laptop’s hard-drive, which was believed to
contain child pornography, did not constitute compelled testimonial
communication. The circuit court appeal in Boucher was dropped, but a
new case has surfaced in the U.S. Court for the District of Colorado,
United States v. Fricosu. There, a bank fraud defendant’s home was
searched pursuant to a warrant, and a computer seized which held
encrypted files. Further, Defendant provided evidence indicating her
ownership computer, that she knew it was encrypted, and that it
contained inculpatory evidence...
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1 comment:
Um, it's libewf not libewtf...
(though I assume it might be depending in your opinion of the E01 forrmat. :) )
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