Chapter 20 Electronic Evidence

Question 1

Can police intercept cell phone communications?

Answer 1

only with a warrant

Question 2

Can police search abandoned or lost cell phones without a warrant?

Answer 2

yes, to abandoned
limited to lost - to extent only to determine owner

Question 3

Is it a search to view outside messages of aphone?

Answer 3

no it is allowed

Question 4

Is it a search to text a suspect’s phone to verify identity?

Answer 4

no

Question 5

Can exigent circumstances justify answering a cell phone or conducting a warrantless search?

Answer 5

yes, ex bomb threat, kidnapping

Question 6

When can you seize a phone?

Answer 6

if you have PC bc you need PC to write the warrant

Question 7

Can you ask for consent to search a phone or threaten applying for a warrant on reasonable suspicion?

Answer 7

no must be pc

Question 8

Do you need a warrant to look at a digital camera?

Answer 8

yes

Question 9

Can you review bwc for something unrelated to the specific call?

Answer 9

not without a warrant, ex curtains for pc in a new case