State Appeals Court Says Exigency Beats A Warrant Requirement If A Phone Has A Passcode
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180703/12213740169/state-appeals-court-says-exigency-beats-warrant-requirement-if-phone-has-passcode.shtml
The Supreme Court's Riley decision made one thing clear: cellphones are not to be searched without a warrant. Somehow, the Georgia Court of Appeals has reached a different conclusion than the Supreme Court of the United States, even as it cites the ruling. [h/t Andrew Fleischman]
It's a decision [PDF] that's decidedly law enforcement-friendly. And it's one that will pair nicely with the FBI's overblown "going dark" assertions. An arrested individual requested his phone so he could retrieve a phone number to give to the officers questioning him. Here's what happened once he had retrieved that info.
State Appeals Court Says Exigency Beats A Warrant Requirement If A Phone Has A Passcode
Jul 11, 2018, 7:36pm UTC
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180703/12213740169/state-appeals-court-says-exigency-beats-warrant-requirement-if-phone-has-passcode.shtml
> The Supreme Court's Riley decision made one thing clear: cellphones are not to be searched without a warrant. Somehow, the Georgia Court of Appeals has reached a different conclusion than the Supreme Court of the United States, even as it cites the ruling. [h/t Andrew Fleischman]
> It's a decision [PDF] that's decidedly law enforcement-friendly. And it's one that will pair nicely with the FBI's overblown "going dark" assertions. An arrested individual requested his phone so he could retrieve a phone number to give to the officers questioning him. Here's what happened once he had retrieved that info.