California Supreme Court
Oct. 7, 2010
Warrants For Cell Phone Searches?
The California Supreme Court could break new ground and rule that police don't need a warrant to search the contents of a cell phone confiscated during an arrest.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The state Supreme Court could break new ground and rule that police don't need a warrant to search the contents of a cell phone confiscated during an arrest.
The U.S. Supreme Court has yet to address how the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable search applies to cell phones in this context. The Ohio Supreme Court ruled last year that police must obtain a warrant before ...
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