Tag: Unlawful Search

Appeals Court Says Popularity of Cell Phones Isn’t Enough for Probable Cause for a Search

The assumption that most people own a cell phone would not automatically justify an open-ended warrant to search a home anytime officers seek a person’s phone. If you have a cell phone, you’re in good company. According to the Pew Research Center on Internet & Technology, about 95 percent of Americans own a cell phone…