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you can definitely be prosecuted for the latter in the US

• tfha 8y ago
  You can? I thought this was okay.
  • cortesoft 8y ago
    Destroying evidence? No, that is a crime
    • justtopost 8y ago
      Only when knowingly hiding a crime. You can choose to wipe your device without an alibi thankfully.
    • akerro 8y ago
      What evidence?
• lighthazard 8y ago
  Would it be a lesser sentence than a potentially worse revelation?
  • FLUX-YOU 8y ago
    That phone should have been shredded way before you got pulled over.
  • Analemma_ 8y ago
    Probably not. Judges really, really hate defendants who destroy evidence, and getting the maximum statutory penalty is common in such cases.