. >> reporter: christophkrichrist wheeler, convicted and sentenced to 50 years in prison. they found illegal images. wheeler was the headmaster here at tower hill school, a prestigious prep school in wilmington and the graduates of a u.s. senator and ceos. wheeler stepped down when the allegations first surfaced. but now, he may walk free. the delaware supreme court overturned his conviction saying the search warrant police used violated the fourth amendment. we had defense attorney look over the decision. >> basically they said the warrant was too broad. they went the look at any portable device, laptop, cell phone. >> reporter: wheeler likely released in the coming weeks and his attorney said in a statement police were given carte blanche to search anywhere and everywhere. a search warrant is not meant to be an easy pass for law enforcement to conduct boundless searches. the judge noted that child exploitation is a horrible crime but they had to follow the constitution and in this case it means wheeler will likely go free. >> police said time and again in the opinion not