Daily Archives: October 20, 2021

PA: Search of cell phone well after seizure under SW outside time limits was still timely

The search warrant for defendant’s phone was timely executed as to the seizure of the phone but the search occurred outside the time to execute it. Suppression is not the proper remedy. Further, the court interprets “execute” as “served.” Federal … Continue reading

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ABA: Litigation: Overbroad Searches and Seizures: Google Customer Data Stored Outside of Gmail

ABA: Litigation: Overbroad Searches and Seizures: Google Customer Data Stored Outside of Gmail, 48 Litigation 49 (No. 1, Oct. 1, 2021) by Mark Mermelstein, Sharon Frase, and Alison Epperson (“Tech giant customer data can contain most of a user’s electronic … Continue reading

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M.D.Pa.: Doctor had no REP in hospital’s patient records

A doctor working at a hospital had no reasonable expectation of privacy in patient records in the hospital’s computer system. United States v. Evers, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 200425 (M.D.Pa. Oct. 18, 2021). While a probationer is subject to broad … Continue reading

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D.N.H.: Jardines implied license to approach front door doesn’t extend to back patio

An implied license to come to the front door, if it exists under Jardines, doesn’t permit officers coming to the back patio area on the curtilage. Here, however, the emergency aid exception applied, and there was no Fourth Amendment violation. … Continue reading

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