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these are searches incident to arrest. they can already search anything found on your person when they arrest you. it makes sense that they can search your phon

by andylei 15y ago

these are searches incident to arrest. they can already search anything found on your person when they arrest you. it makes sense that they can search your phone, which is an item found on your person.

doublerebel 15y ago
That is not true. IANAL, but several sources declare that the opening of locked containers incident to arrest is determined by local enforcement policy and NOT by precedent or federal law: http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/law-enforcement-bulletin/april_2011/searches http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/law-enforceme... http://www.llrmi.com/articles/legal_questions/4-aug09.shtml http://www.llrmi.com/articles/legal_questions/4-aug09.shtml http://www.jonesdayappellate.com/files/CaseStudy/4aaa6c32-8b81-4591-a7e7-10f90d504653/Presentation/CaseStudyFile/5e0752e2-cdef-435a-8b0a-11f2b185e861/dillardus03TermCERT.pdf http://www.jonesdayappellate.com/files/CaseStudy/4aaa6c32-8b... [PDF] (Google Quick View of PDF: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=6&ved=0CFoQxQEwBQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fviewer%3Fa%3Dv%26q%3Dcache%3AbIa-YOus1REJ%3Awww.jonesdayappellate.com%2Ffiles%2FCaseStudy%2F4aaa6c32-8b81-4591-a7e7-10f90d504653%2FPresentation%2FCaseStudyFile%2F5e0752e2-cdef-435a-8b0a-11f2b185e861%2Fdillardus03TermCERT.pdf%2B%26hl%3Den%26gl%3Dus%26pid%3Dbl%26srcid%3DADGEEShemxpSJpg1G0oknqTWVG3h5rXoKWn7NRg5hl8-SCUcgVds-kic3eVTLCObK30yXIYEAaNZ8--2N2Iqmfz3Si6BRsXe8Ru19VxzlKgu4s-g0VDaYtCDTf7PovvVs7jqq90K0C06%26sig%3DAHIEtbSdu6ZOJk1xotlJPr9E1l8TEhqViQ&ei=p_lPT_C3MILViAKp8Py0Bg&usg=AFQjCNFjmnbWhwyr0IWFZlQxybyyy92NTA&sig2=1UUbriBSBqLguxYsDgq4rQ https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&... ) http://www.bernardbrody.com/law-v-technology-can-the-police-search-a-password-protected-cell-phone/ http://www.bernardbrody.com/law-v-technology-can-the-police-... http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2194/is_n1_v65/ai_18498724/pg_3/?tag=content;col1 http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2194/is_n1_v65/ai_184...
- andylei 15y ago
  yeah, your sources say that the police, if they have consistent policies about searching arrestees containers, they can search any container they find that is locked.

by andylei 15y ago

doublerebel 15y ago

That is not true. IANAL, but several sources declare that the opening of locked containers incident to arrest is determined by local enforcement policy and NOT by precedent or federal law: http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/law-enforcement-bulletin/april_2011/searches http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/law-enforceme... http://www.llrmi.com/articles/legal_questions/4-aug09.shtml http://www.llrmi.com/articles/legal_questions/4-aug09.shtml http://www.jonesdayappellate.com/files/CaseStudy/4aaa6c32-8b81-4591-a7e7-10f90d504653/Presentation/CaseStudyFile/5e0752e2-cdef-435a-8b0a-11f2b185e861/dillardus03TermCERT.pdf http://www.jonesdayappellate.com/files/CaseStudy/4aaa6c32-8b... [PDF] (Google Quick View of PDF: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=6&ved=0CFoQxQEwBQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fviewer%3Fa%3Dv%26q%3Dcache%3AbIa-YOus1REJ%3Awww.jonesdayappellate.com%2Ffiles%2FCaseStudy%2F4aaa6c32-8b81-4591-a7e7-10f90d504653%2FPresentation%2FCaseStudyFile%2F5e0752e2-cdef-435a-8b0a-11f2b185e861%2Fdillardus03TermCERT.pdf%2B%26hl%3Den%26gl%3Dus%26pid%3Dbl%26srcid%3DADGEEShemxpSJpg1G0oknqTWVG3h5rXoKWn7NRg5hl8-SCUcgVds-kic3eVTLCObK30yXIYEAaNZ8--2N2Iqmfz3Si6BRsXe8Ru19VxzlKgu4s-g0VDaYtCDTf7PovvVs7jqq90K0C06%26sig%3DAHIEtbSdu6ZOJk1xotlJPr9E1l8TEhqViQ&ei=p_lPT_C3MILViAKp8Py0Bg&usg=AFQjCNFjmnbWhwyr0IWFZlQxybyyy92NTA&sig2=1UUbriBSBqLguxYsDgq4rQ https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&... ) http://www.bernardbrody.com/law-v-technology-can-the-police-search-a-password-protected-cell-phone/ http://www.bernardbrody.com/law-v-technology-can-the-police-... http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2194/is_n1_v65/ai_18498724/pg_3/?tag=content;col1 http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2194/is_n1_v65/ai_184...

andylei 15y ago
yeah, your sources say that the police, if they have consistent policies about searching arrestees containers, they can search any container they find that is locked.