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California Supreme Court Rules Cell Phones Can be Searched after Arrest

By Derek Gilna

In the case of People v. Diaz, the California Supreme Court ruled that after police take a cell phone from a suspect during an arrest, they can search the phone's text messages without a warrant. In their decision, the court relied upon United States v. Robinson, 414 ...

 

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