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D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals

The following is a chronological list of opinions issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that involve or touch on some aspect of computer forensics. Every effort is being made to locate relevant decisions; however, this list is intended as a research aid only, and should not be considered definitive. If you have any suggestions for decisions that should be added to this list, please email them to me using the contact form.

Reminder: These case digests are provided for informational purposes only, and do not constitute legal advice. Anyone conducting legal research on a particular topic or in a specific jurisdiction is advised to supplement these materials with their own efforts or those of a qualified attorney whom they have hired for that purpose.

2010

U.S. v. Burroughs, No. 08-3085 (D.C. Cir. 7-16-2010) -- Defendant pled guilty to sexual abuse of a minor and was sentenced to prison with a period of supervised release following his incarceration. Among other things, the district court ordered defendant to submit to Probation Office monitoring of his computer and to pay for the necessary software, and to keep a log of his non-work-related Internet activity. Noting that a computer played no role in the offense and that no contraband was discovered on defendant's computer, the Court of Appeals concluded that the district court's restrictions were not relevant to the statutory elements of the crime and impacted defendant's substantial rights. Concluding that the imposition of the restrictions was plainly erroneous, the Court of Appeals remanded that aspect of the sentence to the District Court for reconsideration.