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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Hixson finds the trial court properly convicted defendant for 30 counts of distributing, possessing or viewing child pornography, sentencing him as a habitual offender to 30 consecutive 15-year prison terms. A tip by an internet service provider resulted in a search of defendant’s computer equipment yielding images of juvenile males engaged in sexually explicit conduct with adult males. Defendant failed to prove that the trial judge exhibited prejudice by not recusing himself based on his past law partnership with the prosecutor. The search of defendant’s home and computer equipment was properly warranted and certain statements made by defendant indicated he knew of the content of certain files. The sentencing order is modified to delete the designation of defendant as a sexually dangerous person. Affirmed as modified.