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POSTED: Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 8:16am
UPDATED: Friday, March 9, 2012 - 11:35am
Should cops need subpeona before they get their mitts on your cell phone?
Tyler — Officers in Indiana found a number of cell phones at the scene of a drug bust, and searched each phone for its telephone number.
Having the numbers allowed the government to subpoena the owners' call histories, linking them to the drug-selling scheme.
Should law enforcement be able to search your cell phone? East Texans talk-back on the question with our newspartner: KTBB and host Garth Maier.
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Some judge had ruled that refusing to allow police to search you vehicle was enough probable cause to do so. Another ruled your car was not covered by private property rights. Cell phones are private property and should be treated the same as your home or landline. Police should not be able to search your phone without probable cause and/or a subpena. The example shows the police had probable cause to get one.
Freedom March 9, 2012
at 9:33am
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." - The Constitution of the United States, Amendment IV, ratified 12/15/1791
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