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Colorado Supreme Court Clarifies Standards for Voluntary Consent to Cell Phone Searches
This case involves a dispute over whether a defendant, Jacob Alexander Shockey, could be charged with a crime based on evidence obtained from a search of his cell phone. The prosecution argued that th...
Colorado Supreme Court: Warrantless GPS tracking requires probable cause
In Re The People of the State of Colorado by and through the People of the City of Westminster v. Aleah Michelle Camp. In Re The People of the State of Colorado by and through the City of Aurora v. Da...
Search of cell phone incident to arrest is lawful
Commonwealth v. Kurtz, J., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on December 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Commonwealth appealed the suppression of evidence obtained from t...
Eighth Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest is lawful
United States v. Raphael Nunn, decided by Eighth Circuit on December 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Raphael Nunn's motion to s...
Cell phone search incident to arrest upheld
United States v. Steven Michael Marks, decided by Eleventh Circuit on October 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Steven Michael...
Sixth Circuit: Exigent Circumstances Justify Warrantless Cell Phone Search
United States v. Shaun Steven Kidd, decided by Sixth Circuit on September 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Shaun Steven Kidd's m...
Seventh Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest permissible if evidence of crime is likely
United States v. Jorge Diaz, decided by Seventh Circuit on August 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Jorge Diaz's motion to supp...
D.C. Circuit Upholds Warrantless Cell Phone Search Under Exigent Circumstances
United States v. Demetrius Green, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The D.C. Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Demetrius Green's motion to ...
NJ Supreme Court: Warrantless cell phone searches allowed under narrow exigent circumstances
State v. Ebenezer Byrd; State v. Jerry J. Spraulding; State v. Gregory A. Jean-Baptiste, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on July 24, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. This case consolidates three...
Sixth Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest permissible if safety/evidence at risk
United States v. David Jason Parkey, decided by Sixth Circuit on July 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of David Jason Parkey's motio...
Third Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest justified by exigent circumstances
United States v. Carolyn Jackson, decided by Third Circuit on March 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Carolyn Jackson's motion to...