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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Courts - Ohio Supreme Court rules warrant required for cell phone searches [Updated]
Stephen Majors AP story begins:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Police officers must obtain a search warrant before searching the contents of a suspect's cell phone unless their safety is in danger, a divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday on an issue that appears never to have reached another state high court or the U.S. Supreme Court.Thanks to How Appealing for the links, including to the opinion itself.
[Updated at 5:45 PM] See this discussion from The Volokh Conspiracy.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on December 15, 2009 12:59 PM
Posted to Courts in general