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Police Cell Phone Searches: Where's The Privacy?, John O. Hayward Sep 2012

Police Cell Phone Searches: Where's The Privacy?, John O. Hayward

John O. Hayward

Legal academicians are in a dither that law enforcement, using the exception of a search incident to a lawful arrest, are conducting warrantless searches of cell phones found on the person of those they take into custody. They regard such searches as violating the arrestees’ expectation of privacy, although courts that have considered the matter, by an overwhelming majority, have found lawful arrest trumps any expectation of privacy. This paper examines the legal precedent for searches incident to a lawful arrest being an exception to the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures, inquires into the expectation of privacy …


Police Cell Phone Searches: Where's The Privacy, John O. Hayward Sep 2012

Police Cell Phone Searches: Where's The Privacy, John O. Hayward

John O. Hayward

Legal academicians are in a dither that law enforcement, using the exception of a search incident to a lawful arrest, are conducting warrantless searches of cell phones found on the person of those they take into custody. They regard such searches as violating the arrestees’ expectation of privacy, although courts that have considered the matter, by an overwhelming majority, have found lawful arrest trumps any expectation of privacy. This paper examines the legal precedent for searches incident to a lawful arrest being an exception to the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures, inquires into the expectation of privacy …


Police Cell Phone Searches: Where's The Privacy, John O. Hayward Sep 2012

Police Cell Phone Searches: Where's The Privacy, John O. Hayward

John O. Hayward

Legal academicians are in a dither that law enforcement, using the exception of a search incident to a lawful arrest, are conducting warrantless searches of cell phones found on the person of those they take into custody. They regard such searches as violating the arrestees’ expectation of privacy, although courts that have considered the matter, by an overwhelming majority, have found lawful arrest trumps any expectation of privacy. This paper examines the legal precedent for searches incident to a lawful arrest being an exception to the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures, inquires into the expectation of privacy …


Hysteria Over Sexting: A Plea For A Common Sense Approach, John O. Hayward Mar 2012

Hysteria Over Sexting: A Plea For A Common Sense Approach, John O. Hayward

John O. Hayward

Teenagers have enthusiastically embraced digital technology and its myriad assortment of electronic devices and gadgets. But unfortunately they often find themselves the target of numerous laws criminalizing their use. Sending sexy photos of themselves in various stages of undress to their favorite boyfriend or girlfriend earns them unwanted attention from school administrators as well as criminal complaints from the local district attorney accusing them of trafficking in child pornography! This article deals with “sexting,” the practice of “sending, receiving, or forwarding sexually explicit messages, photos, or images via cell phone, computer, or other digital device.” (The term is a combination …


Hysteria Over Sexting: A Plea For A Common Sense Approach, John O. Hayward Feb 2012

Hysteria Over Sexting: A Plea For A Common Sense Approach, John O. Hayward

John O. Hayward

Teenagers have enthusiastically embraced digital technology and its myriad assortment of electronic devices and gadgets. But unfortunately they often find themselves the target of numerous laws criminalizing their use. Sending sexy photos of themselves in various stages of undress to their favorite boyfriend or girlfriend earns them unwanted attention from school administrators as well as criminal complaints from the local district attorney accusing them of trafficking in child pornography! This article deals with “sexting,” the practice of “sending, receiving, or forwarding sexually explicit messages, photos, or images via cell phone, computer, or other digital device.” (The term is a combination …