Criminal
Feb. 10, 2011
Cops Need Cause for Car Computer Searches
In a case of first impression, a state appellate court ruled Tuesday that police need to have probable cause to search a vehicle's computerized event data recorder.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Police need to have probable cause to search a vehicle's computerized event data recorder, a state appellate court ruled Tuesday.
It was the first time a state appellate court in California applied the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution's protections against unreasonable search and seizure to onboard vehicle computers. People v. Xinos, 2011 DJDAR 2164.
The 6th District Court ...
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