Smallwood v. State
Smallwood v. State
Case Date: | 05/02/2013 |
Citation: | Smallwood v. State, 113 So. 3d 724 (Fla. 2013) |
Court Type: | Florida State Court |
Court: | Florida Supreme Court (Fla.) |
Judge: | Justice: R. Fred Lewis |
Rule(s): | 4th Amendment |
Issues: | The case involved a warrantless search of a cell phone incident to an arrest. The lower court certified the question of whether a police officer was allowed to search through photographs on a cell phone following a valid arrest, even if there was no reasonable belief the cell phone contained any evidence. |
Resolution: | The Court determined that it was not allowed. A warrant is required to access and search cell phones. |
Relevant Documents: | |
E-Discovery Issues: | Admissibility, Motion to Suppress |
E-discovery Tags: | Preservation and Collection, Sources of ESI |
E-discovery subjects: | Cell phone |
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