While the Eighth Circuit hasn\u2019t ruled, the significant weight of authority says that a search incident of a cell phone is permissible in a search incident (citing lots of cases), particularly where the phone is directly linked to the offense. Here, it was soliciting a 15 year old prostitute and the meeting was arranged by text message and calls to and from cell phones. United States v. Nyuon, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 56916 (D. S.D. March 7, 2013).*<\/p>\n
A notebook was seized from defendant\u2019s vehicle in a credit card fraud case, and there was probable cause to believe it contained evidence of the crime. United States v. Harris, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 56130 (N.D. Ind. April 18, 2013).*<\/p>\n
Defendant is accused of campaign finance violations in a Senate race in Nevada. His company fired him, and 81 boxes of information was turned over to its lawyers. The lawyers searched the boxes and found sufficient evidence to turn over to the FBI. This was a private search because there was no prior or contemporaneous government involvement. United States v. Whittemore, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57198 (D. Nev. April 18, 2013).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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