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CASE CLRK BY MAR NO OF . 24 CR29-22-2005 DIST 2023 DEPUTY CT PM2 . LATAH: 01 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF LATAH In the Matter of the Application Case No. CR29-22-2805 for a Search Warrant for: Google LLC and / or Google Payment Corp. ORDER TO SEAL AND REDACT 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountainview, CA 94043 MPD Case No. 22-M09903 This matter came before the court on March 14, 2023 on the State's motion to seal or redact pursuant to I.C.A.R. 32 (i). The hearing was held via Zoom. Ashley Jennings appeared on behalf of the State. Anne Taylor appeared on behalf of Mr. Kohberger. The court reviewed the records, considered the arguments presented, weighed the interests in privacy and public disclosure, and announced its findings of fact on the record. Therefore, pursuant to I.C.A.R. 32 (i) (2) (A), and (E) and I.C. §74-124 (1) (b), the court finds it necessary to seal in part and redact the record related to the search warrant for the following reasons: (1) The documents contain highly intimate facts or statements, the publication of which would be highly objectionable to a reasonable person; and (2) It is necessary to preserve the right to a fair trial. After due consideration and with good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the record herein shall be disclosed except for the following: 1. The Affidavit in Support of Search Warrant is SEALED. 2. The Search Warrant and Receipt and Inventory be REDACTED. 3. This order will remain in effect until further order of the court. Dated: 3/24/2023 Meganemashall Megan E. Marshall Magistrate Judge ORDER TO SEAL AND REDACT-1 CASE CLRK BY FEB NO OF 28 . DIST 2023 CT DEPUTY PM4 . LATAH 49: IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF LATAH In the Matter of the Case No. CR29-22-2805 Application for a Search Warrant for Google LLC and / or Google Payment Corp. ORDER SEALING SEARCH 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway WARRANT AND RELATED Mountainview, CA 94043 DOCUMENTS MPD Case No. 22-M009903 Based upon the Motion to Seal Search Warrant and Related Documents filed herein, the Court does hereby confirm and ORDER that the Affidavit for Search Warrant (including any exhibits), Search Warrant, Return of Search Warrant (including any exhibits and inventories of items seized) and Order are confidential, exempt from disclosure and are SEALED pursuant to Idaho Court Administrative Rule 32 (g) (1) for the reasons stated in the said Motion and until April 1, 2023, or further order of the Court, whichever occurs first. SO ORDERED this 255 day of February, 2023. @ 12:22 PM Kushall Magistrate Judge ORDER SEALING SEARCH WARRANT AND RELATED DOCUMENTS 1 CASE CLRK BY FEB NO OF 23 . DIST ------- 2023 LATAH COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE ASHLEY S. JENNINGS CT PM2 DEPUTY. SR. DEPUTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY LATAH: 54 Latah County Courthouse ---- P.O. Box 8068 Moscow, ID 83843 Phone: (208) 883-2246 ISB No. 8491 paservice@latah.id.us IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF LATAH In the Matter of the Case No. CR29-22-2805 Application for a Search Warrant for Google LLC and / or Google Payment Corp. MOTION TO TEMPORARILY SEAL 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway SEARCH WARRANT AND RELATED Mountainview, CA 94043 DOCUMENTS PENDING HEARING MPD Case No. 22-M009903 The State of Idaho, by and through the Latah County Prosecuting Attorney, respectfully moves the Court pursuant to Idaho Court Administrative Rule 32 (g) (1) and Idaho Code 74-124 for a temporary Order Sealing Search Warrant and Related Documents, including the Affidavit for Search Warrant (including any exhibits), Search Warrant, Return of Search Warrant (including all exhibits of the inventories of items seized) and Order filed herein because release or disclosure would: 1. Interfere with enforcement proceedings; MOTION TO TEMPORARILY SEAL SEARCH WARRANT AND RELATED DOCUMENTS PENDING HEARING 1 2. Deprive a person of a right to a fair trial; 3. Constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, 4. Disclose the identity of a confidential source; and / or 5. Disclose investigative techniques and procedures. Wherefore, the State respectfully prays that the Court temporarily seal from public disclosure the Affidavit for Search Warrant, Search Warrant, Return of Search Warrant (including all Exhibits) and Order herein under the provisions of Idaho Court Administrative Rule 32 (g) (1) and Idaho Code 74-124 pending a hearing on the matter. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 22nd day of February, 2023. Asheus ASHLEY S. JENNINGS Sr. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney MOTION TO TEMPORARILY SEAL SEARCH WARRANT AND RELATED DOCUMENTS PENDING HEARING 2 CLRK FEB OF 21 DIST 2023 LATAH COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE ASHLEY S. JENNINGS CT SR. DEPUTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY PM3 . Latah County Courthouse LATAH 48: P.O. Box 8068 Moscow, ID 83843 Phone: (208) 883-2246 ISB No. 8491 paservice@latah.id.us IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF LATAH In the Matter of the Case No. CR29-22-2805 Application for a Search Warrant for Google LLC and / or Google Payment Corp. MOTION TO SEAL SEARCH 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway WARRANT AND RELATED Mountainview, CA 94043 DOCUMENTS MPD Case No. 22-M009903 The State of Idaho, by and through the Latah County Prosecuting Attorney, respectfully moves the Court pursuant to Idaho Court Administrative Rule 32 (g) (1) and Idaho Code 74-124 for an Order Sealing Search Warrant and Related Documents, including the Affidavit for Search Warrant (including any exhibits), Search Warrant, Return of Search Warrant (including the inventory of items seized) and Order filed herein because release or disclosure would: 1. Interfere with enforcement proceedings; MOTION TO SEAL SEARCH WARRANT AND RELATED DOCUMENTS 1 2. Deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication; 3. Constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, 4. Disclose the identity of a confidential source; and 5. Disclose investigative techniques and procedures. Wherefore, the State respectfully prays that the Court seal from public disclosure the Affidavit for Search Warrant, Search Warrant, Return of Search Warrant and Order herein under the provisions of Idaho Court Administrative Rule 32 (g) (1) and Idaho Code 74-124. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this Ast 75t day of February, 2023. Ashlying ASHLEY S. JENNINGS JE Sr. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney MOTION TO SEAL SEARCH WARRANT AND RELATED DOCUMENTS 2 CASE CLRK BY FEB NO OF 28 . DIST 2023 --- CT DEPUTY --------- PM4 . LATAH: 48 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF LATAH In the Matter of the Application) Case No. for a Search Warrant for:) ) Google Services) ORDER 1600 Amphitheater Parkway) Mountain View, CA 94043) ) MPD Case No. 22-M09903 In the above-titled matter, this Court having heretofore issued a Search Warrant, and the said Search Warrant having been served according to law, and the Return of Warrant having been duly made as directed in said Search Warrant to this Court, and a written inventory of the property found and seized having been duly made and taken before the undersigned Magistrate or Judge and filed herein; NOW, THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the said Peace Officer shall deliver or cause to be delivered, the property described in said inventory to the Moscow Police Department or such other law enforcement agency as may be appropriate for the purpose of preserving said property for use as evidence or until further order of a court of competent jurisdiction. Once any related criminal case has been concluded, including the expiration of time for appeal, or at such other appropriate time, the property can be released or disposed of upon authorization of the jurisdictional prosecuting attorney. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that said property or any part thereof, may be delivered to any ORDER 1 person or laboratory or laboratories for the purpose of conducting or obtaining any tests, analysis, or identification of said property which is deemed necessary by the custodial law enforcement agency or jurisdictional prosecuting attorney without further order of this Court. DATED 2/27/20238 9:14 pm nashall Megan E. Marshall Magistrate Judge ORDER 2 CASE CLRK BY FEB NO OF 28 . DIST 2023 CT LATAH COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE DEPUTY PM4 . Ashley S. Jennings LATAH 49: Sr. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Latah County Courthouse P.O. Box 8068 Moscow, ID 83843-0568 (208) 883-2246 ISB No. 8491 paservice@latah.id.us IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF LATAH In the Matter of the Application) Case No. CR29- for a Search Warrant for:) Google LLC) RETURN OF SEARCH WARRANT 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway) Mountainview, CA 94043) ) MPD Case No. 22-M09903) STATE OF IDAHO) : SS. County of Latah) I, Lawrence Mowery, the officer by whom this Warrant was executed, do certify the appended inventory contains a true and detailed account of all property taken by me or other officers pursuant to this Warrant, and that this Warrant and property have been duly returned before the Court at 10 o'clock a.m., this 21 day of February, 2023. I certify under penalty of perjury pursuant to the law the State of Idaho that the foregoing is true and correct. LEG 2/21/2023 (Date) Peace Officer REDACTED RETURN OF SEARCH WARRANT 1 AFFIDAVIT OF DET. LAWRENCE MOWERY STATE OF IDAHO) : ss. County of Latah) I, Lawrence Mowery, being duly sworn, do hereby state the following information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief: (1) That I am employed by the Moscow Police Department in the official position of Detective; (2) Affidavit has been a trained and qualified peace office for 12 years; (3) I currently work the day shift, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; (4) On January 24, 2023, I obtained a search warrant for the Google account @ gmail.com (5) The warrant was served on January 25, 2023, via Google Law Enforcement Portal; (6) On February 19, 2023, I received an email directing me to download the data; (7) On February 20, 2023, I downloaded the data and an inventory was prepared for all the items received; (8) A copy of the inventory receipt was emailed to; and (9) The information received was placed into evidence at Moscow Police Department. FURTHER your Affiant sayeth not. Detective Lawrence Mowery-162 Affiant I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury pursuant to the law the State of Idaho that the foregoing is true and correct. February 21, 2023 (Date) (Signature) AFFIDAVIT 1 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF LATAH IN THE MATTER OF Case No. THE APPLICATION FOR A SEARCH WARRANT FOR Google LLC RECEIPT AND 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway INVENTORY OF WARRANT Mountainview, CA 94043 On the 25 day of January 2023, at approximately 0911 o'clock A.M., the following peace officers: Det Lawrence Mowery served the Search Warrant heretofore issued upon the place and / or person (s) described therein as directed in said Search Warrant. Entrance was obtained by: https://lers.google.com The person (s) found in said place were: The property found and taken and the location within or upon said place and / or person (s) are as follows: DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY LOCATION / PERSON Account information for @ gmail.com RECEIPT AND INVENTORY PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES This Receipt and Inventory was made in the presence of: A copy hereof was given to the following named person (s) on the day of 20; A copy hereof was left on this date in a conspicuous place in the place searched, there being no person (s) present during said search: DATED this 21 day of February 2023 Lawrence Mowery WITNESS PEACE OFFICER JAY The undersigned person (s) hereby acknowledge receiving a copy hereof on this day of 20: RECEIPT AND INVENTORY PAGE OF 2 PAGES CASE CLRK BY FEB - NO OF 28 . DIST 2023 DEPUTY CT PM4 . LATAH 49: IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF LATAH In the Matter of the Application) Case No. CR29-22-2805 for a Search Warrant for:) ) Google LLC and / or Google Payment Corp.) SEARCH WARRANT 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway) Mountainview, CA 94043) ) MPD Case No. 22-M09903) TO: ANY PEACE OFFICER AUTHORIZED TO ENFORCE OR ASSIST IN ENFORCING ANY LAW OF THE STATE OF IDAHO. Lawrence Mowery, having given me proof, upon oath, this day showing probable cause establishing grounds for issuing a search warrant and there is probable cause to believe that the property referred to and sought in or upon said premises consists of information related to the investigations into the crime (s) of homicide at 1122 King Road, Moscow, Idaho on the Google account of Bryan C. Kohberger with the email address @ gmail.com, for all business records and subscriber information, in any form kept, pertaining to the Account, between January 1, 2021 to December 30, 2022, including: • Google Account subscriber information, as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2703 (c) (2); • Google Account recent activity logs and connected devices; SEARCH WARRANT 1 REDACTED • Google email messages (Gmail) including drafts and those in the trash; • Google Pay- Account information and transactions; • Calendar- calendar events; • Contacts-people contact files; • Photos- photos, videos and albums, and associated metadata; • Drive- documents, spreadsheets, presentations and files, and associated metadata; • Keep- titles and the notes; • Hangouts and Chats- messages, including attachments such as photos; • Location History- location data and deletion records; • My activity- searches and browsing history, including activity from Web & App Activity, Google Assistant, and Google Home; • Google Voice- Google Voice information, including Google Voice basic subscriber information, call logs, forwarding number, text messages, and voicemails; • YouTube- Registration email, channel ID, display name, IP logs, and account registration information; • Android- records for Android Devices, to include subscriber information, other associated accounts, cellular carrier information, and device / hardware information; • Google Play- Google Play purchases made and Google Play applications downloaded; located at the following premises: Google LLC and / or Google Payment Corp. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043 and operates the publicly accessible website https://plus.google.com. You are therefore commanded to search the above-described premises for the property described above, to seize it if found and bring it promptly before the court above named. This warrant shall be executed within 7 days of issuance, and is authorized for daytime or nighttime service (pursuant to Idaho Criminal Rule 41, " daytime " means the hours between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. PST), and under the following special directions: ** THIS SEARCH WARRANT IS ISSUED FOR A LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSE, GOOGLE IS ORDERED NOT TO DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OR CONTENTS OF THIS SEARCH WARRANT OR THE INFORMATION FURNISHED IN RESPONSE TO SEARCH WARRANT 2 THE SEARCH WARRANT FOR A PERIOD OF 90 DAYS OR UNTIL FURTHER ORDER OF THE COURT. GOOGLE SHALL DISCLOSE THE DESCRIBED PROPERTY AND INFORMATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF ISSUANCE. ** GIVEN UNDER MY HAND and DATED this 25th day of January, 2023, at 10:25 a.m. Megan Marshall Magistrate Judge SEARCH WARRANT 3 CRF CASE CLRK FER NOTEPUTY OF 8 DIST 2023 CT PM4 . LATAH: 11 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF LATAH In the Matter of the Case No. Application for a Search Warrant for ORDER FOR EXTENSION TO RETURN SEARCH WARRANT Google LLC and / or Google Payment Corp. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountainview, CA 94043 MPD Case No. 22-M009903 The above matter having come before the Court based upon the motion of the State, and good cause appearing: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the time for which the above referenced search warrant shall be returned is extended to April 28, 2023. SO ORDERED this _2 / 8 / 2023 meganemabhall Magistrate Judge ORDER FOR EXTENSION TO RETURN SEARCH WARRANT 1 CERTIFICATE OF DELIVERY I do hereby certify that true and correct copies of the ORDER FOR EXTENSION TO RETURN SEARCH WARRANT were served on the following in the manner indicated below: William W. Thompson, Jr. Mailed Latah County Prosecuting Attorney E-filed & Served / E-mailed Latah County Courthouse Faxed Moscow, ID 83843 ☑ Hand Delivered Dated 2/8/23 JULIE FRY Latah County Clerk of the Court By: phout Deputy Clerk ORDER FOR EXTENSION TO RETURN SEARCH WARRANT 2 CASE CLRK FEB NO OF . 7 DIST 2023 LATAH COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE CT ASHLEY S. JENNINGS DEPUTY PM4 .: SR. DEPUTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY LATAH 10 Latah County Courthouse P.O. Box 8068 Moscow, ID 83843 Phone: (208) 883-2246 ISB No. 8491 paservice@latah.id.us IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF LATAH In the Matter of the Case No. Application for a Search Warrant for MOTION FOR EXTENSION TO RETURN SEARCH WARRANT Google LLC and / or Google Payment Corp. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountainview, CA 94043 MPD Case No. 22-M009903 The State of Idaho by and through Ashley S. Jennings, Latah County Sr. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, moves this Court for an order extending the time for returning the above referenced search warrant which was issued on January 25, 2023. The search warrant was directed by the Court to be served within seven (7) days of issuance during business hours. The warrant was served by Detective Lawrence Mowery on January 26, 2023, by email. However, as of this date, the information has not been received. Although the warrant was executed within the fourteen (14) day timeframe directed by MOTION FOR EXTENSION TO RETURN SEARCH WARRANT 1 I.C. 19-4412, the State is not able to comply with the timeframe within which to return the warrant and provide a written inventory. Accordingly, the State requests an extension of time for the return of the search warrant. 7th RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this day of February, 2023. Ashuning ASHLEY S. JENNINGS JENNINGS Sr. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney MOTION FOR EXTENSION TO RETURN SEARCH WARRANT 2