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Unlimited Data?: Placing Limits On Searching Cell Phone Data Incident To A Lawful Arrest, Thomas Rosso
Unlimited Data?: Placing Limits On Searching Cell Phone Data Incident To A Lawful Arrest, Thomas Rosso
Fordham Law Review
The “search incident to arrest exception” is one of several exceptions to the general requirement that police must obtain a warrant supported by probable cause before conducting a search. Under the exception, an officer may lawfully search an arrestee’s person and the area within the arrestee’s immediate control without a warrant or probable cause, so long as the search is conducted contemporaneously with the lawful arrest. The U.S. Supreme Court has justified the exception based on the need for officers to discover and remove any weapons or destructible evidence that may be within the arrestee’s reach. Additionally, the Court has …