The case against a former White County Sheriff’s Office deputy could go to trial soon, nearly a year after Christopher Davis was arrested and charged with creation and possession of child pornography.Davis, 32, was working as a deputy at the White County courthouse before he was arrested in August 2011. He has pleaded not guilty.First, though, a federal judge will have to decide whether to allow evidence seized from Davis’ home and a recorded interview in which he appears to confess to photographing sexually explicit images of an underage girl to be used during the trial.In a pretrial hearing at Gainesville’s federal courthouse, Davis’ attorney, Tony Axam, argued that federal agents did not provide sufficient evidence to obtain a warrant to search the defendant’s home.Agents did get a warrant to search the defendant’s home, where they say they seized 11 different computers and storage devices containing child pornography. They also seized two cameras in Davis’ vehicle, one of which federal officials said was used to produce child pornography.Axam also argued White County and federal agents took improper steps to obtain a recorded interview with Davis.Senior U.S. District Judge William O’Kelley is expected to render a written decision regarding the evidence in the coming weeks.O’Kelley offered Sept. 17 as a possible trial date.Federal agents were tipped off about child pornography allegations against Davis after investigators from the Child Exploitation Investigations Group arrested Timothy McKeithan of Houston, Texas, on similar charges.