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203388P.pdf 02/02/2022 United States v. John Kuhnel
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 20-3388
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
[PUBLISHED] [Erickson, Author, with Grasz and Stras, Circuit Judges]
Criminal case - Criminal law. Defendant knew he was subject to a search
condition as part of his Minnesota conviction and it follows that the
search of his vehicle was reasonable and permissible even in the absence
of suspicion; assuming the probation officers needed reasonable suspicion,
defendant had admitted to them that he had viewed prohibited sites on the
laptop stored in the car, and the officer knew defendant had responded to
an email from an unrecognized device just prior to their meeting; claim of
ineffective assistance counsel concerning the suppression hearing would
not be considered on direct appeal; the evidence was sufficient to support
defendant's convictions for receipt and possession of child pornography;
the Double Jeopardy Clause prevents convictions under both 18 U.S.C. Sec.
2252(a)(4)(B) and 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2252(a)(5)(B) for the possession of a
single material containing child pornography; because the district court
imposed concurrent sentences for the two convictions, the appropriate
remedy is to remand with directions to vacate one of the multiplicitous
convictions.