P. v. Ranft
Filed 6/23/06 P. v. Ranft CA1/3
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION THREE
| THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. LELAND JAMES RANFT, Defendant and Appellant. | A108344 (Mendocino County Super. Ct. No. SCUK-CRCR-04-58792) |
Leland James Ranft timely appeals from a judgment sentencing him to 16 years in state prison. On October 14, 2004, a jury convicted him of continuous sexual abuse of his then five-year-old stepdaughter, A.P. (Pen. Code, § 288.5, subd. (a)),[1] three counts of child molestation (§ 288, subd. (a)), and found true an allegation of substantial sexual conduct (§ 1203.066, subd. (a)(8)). On November 12, 2004, the trial court sentenced Ranft to the upper term of 16 years on the continuous sexual abuse count, and ordered the child molestation counts stricken. Ranft argues on appeal the trial court erred in denying a motion to quash a search warrant authorizing the search of his personal computer for child pornography. He contends there was no probable cause to support the warrant and the officer's reliance on it was unreasonable. Because we conclude there was probable cause to support the warrant, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
On June 21, 2004, Judge Nelson signed the warrant to search Ranft's residence for child pornography. In support of the warrant, detective Kevin DeVries submitted a â€
