[Infowarrior] - Police Blotter: Cops need warrant to search cell phone?

[Richard Forno]

Police Blotter: Cops need warrant to search cell phone?

Alleged medical-marijuana distributors arrested in San Francisco say police
should have obtained warrant for search of cell phone.

By Declan McCullagh
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Published: May 30, 2007, 3:59 AM PDT


Police Blotter is a weekly News.com report on the intersection of technology
and the law.

What: San Francisco Police Department arrests alleged medical marijuana
distributors and searches a T-Mobile Sidekick without a search warrant.

When: U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in the northern district of
California rules on May 23.

Outcome: Warrantless search violates Fourth Amendment.

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