U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Dec. 13, 2014
Police cell phone searches in vehicles blocked, 9th Circuit rules
Cell phones are not containers that law enforcement officers can search when found in vehicles, a 9th Circuit panel held Thursday in overturning a ruling by U.S District Judge Marilyn L. Huff of San Diego.
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Cell phones are not containers that law enforcement officers can search when found in vehicles, a 9th Circuit panel held Thursday in overturning a ruling by U.S District Judge Marilyn L. Huff of San Diego.
Huff had declined to suppress evidence of child pornography found in a warrantless search of a man's phone at a Border Patrol checkpoint, leading to the man's conviction for possession of child pornography and a 37-month s...
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