Opinion ID: 221946
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Thermal Imaging Search Warrants

Text: McIntyre also argues that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress the thermal imaging search warrants and request for a Franks [4] hearing because the one-page utility record that Investigator Sears received and referenced in his supporting affidavit contained false information, as it improperly combined electrical usage for November and December 2008 and referred to that sum as only electrical usage for November 2008. According to McIntyre, this fact alone should have entitled him to a Franks hearing to determine the search warrant's veracity. He also asserts that Investigator Kelley falsely indicated in his supporting affidavit that he had obtained records and reports regarding McIntyre's utility usage when, in fact, he had only obtained a one-page report. McIntyre contends that this false information constitutes a misrepresentation that should have entitled him to a Franks hearing. According to McIntyre, once the false information is omitted from the affidavit, the remaining portions of the affidavit do not establish probable cause.