Christian Walter Rewoldt v. The State of Texas

Summary

The Texas Court of Appeals affirmed Christian Walter Rewoldt’s convictions for possession of child pornography and tampering with physical evidence. The court held that the search-warrant affidavit provided the magistrate with a substantial basis to find probable cause that evidence would be found at Rewoldt’s residence, and therefore the trial court properly denied his motion to suppress.

Holdings

1. The affidavit established probable cause because, under the totality of the circumstances, it provided a fair probability that child pornography would be found at Rewoldt's residence.
2. The trial court did not err by denying Rewoldt's motion to suppress, and the convictions and judgments were affirmed.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the search-warrant affidavit established probable cause to believe that child pornography or related evidence would be found at Rewoldt's residence.
2. Whether the magistrate could reasonably infer, from the four corners of the affidavit, that Rewoldt resided at or controlled the searched location and that electronic evidence associated with him would be found there.

Disposition

affirmed