>In this unusual situation, it’s reasonable to conclude that the device repair wasn’t a search. I'm more comfortable concluding that it's an illegal search tha

>In this unusual situation, it’s reasonable to conclude that the device repair wasn’t a search. I'm more comfortable concluding that it's an illegal search than I am concluding that it's not a search at all. During the period that the warrant(s) didn't apply, it should have been sitting in a sealed evidence bag and not being modified by a 3rd party. The law doesn't and shouldn't make provisions for "eh, it's probably not a big deal, we'll probably get another warrant".