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Steve Powell fights to have search warrant thrown out in voyeurism case

A Pierce County judge Tuesday will rule on whether law enforcement officials had probable cause to search the South Hill-area home of Susan Cox Powell’s father-in-law last year. Steven Powell, 62, wants evidence seized during that search, including photos he allegedly took of young girls and his daughter-in-law, thrown out of court.

Published: April 23, 2012 at 1:23 p.m. PDTUpdated: Jan. 2, 2013 at 12:25 p.m. PST
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A Pierce County judge Tuesday will rule on whether law enforcement officials had probable cause to search the South Hill-area home of Susan Cox Powell’s father-in-law last year. Steven Powell, 62, wants evidence seized during that search, including photos he allegedly took of young girls and his daughter-in-law, thrown out of court.

The subjects were naked or semi-nude in many of the photos and likely did not know they were being photographed, court records show.

Read more: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2012/04/23/steve-powell-fights-to-have-search-warrant-thrown-out/

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