GA: Def let someone use his computer, and they found letters they turned over to the police in a private search

Private search: Defendant let someone use his computer and that person found two incriminating letters which were turned over to the police. Bunn v. State, 2026 Ga. App. LEXIS 110 (Feb. 25, 2026).*

The parties agreed that references to the search warrant would be barred at trial, and they would only say “lawful search.” The state, however, violated that agreement. Here that could lead to jurors presuming guilt from another judge’s finding of probable cause. [Decided on cumulative error.] State v. Butler, 2026 N.J. LEXIS 172 (Feb. 25, 2026).

Qualified immunity applies to this cell phone search of another officer’s viewing of that which the first officer had a right to look at. Lewis v. Walley, 2026 U.S. App. LEXIS 5963 (5th Cir. Feb. 23, 2026).*