Explore 25 court opinions on Cell Phone Searches. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Consent to Search Phone Valid Despite Language Barrier
United States v. Manuel Zumba Mejia, decided by Second Circuit on April 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress ev...
Warrantless cell phone search incident to arrest violates Fourth Amendment
T. W. v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 17, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the state's warrantless search of the def...
Eighth Circuit: No reasonable expectation of privacy in CSLI shared with carrier
United States v. Alex Johnson, decided by Eighth Circuit on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Alex Johnson's motion to ...
Eighth Circuit Upholds Cell Phone Search Incident to Arrest
United States v. Christopher Carroll, decided by Eighth Circuit on February 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Christopher Carrol...
Eleventh Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest justified by exigent circumstances
United States v. Joseph Ott, decided by Eleventh Circuit on January 29, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Joseph Ott's motion to s...
Sixth Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest is constitutional
United States v. Julianna Jenkins Hawkins, decided by Sixth Circuit on January 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Julianna Jenkins...
Third Circuit: Consent to search electronic devices was voluntary
United States v. Nicole Schuster, decided by Third Circuit on January 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evid...
Third Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest permissible under special circumstances
United States v. Christopher Texidor, decided by Third Circuit on January 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Christopher Texidor's ...
Inevitable Discovery Doctrine Justifies Cell Phone Search
State of Florida v. Bryan Allen Repple, decided by Florida Supreme Court on December 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The State of Florida appealed a trial court's order suppressing evid...
Cell phone search incident to arrest upheld under special circumstances
United States v. Marco Duncan, decided by Eleventh Circuit on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Marco Duncan's motion...
Search of cell phone incident to arrest lawful, court rules
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...
PA Supreme Court: Cell phone search incident to arrest may be permissible
Commonwealth v. Kurtz, J., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on December 16, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Commonwealth appealed the suppression of evidence obtained from the de...
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...
D.C. Circuit Upholds Cell Phone Search Incident to Arrest
United States v. Jeffrey Williamson, decided by D.C. Circuit on December 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The D.C. Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Jeffrey Williamson's mo...
Seventh Circuit: Cell phone search lawful incident to arrest
United States v. Anthony Sabaini, decided by Seventh Circuit on December 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Anthony Sabaini's mo...
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...
Eleventh Circuit: Consent to search cell phone was voluntary
United States v. Karen Altagracia Perez, decided by Eleventh Circuit on December 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Karen Perez'...
D.C. Circuit Upholds Cell Phone Search Incident to Arrest
United States v. Derrek Arrington, decided by D.C. Circuit on December 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The D.C. Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Derrek Arrington's motion ...
Eleventh Circuit: Consent to search electronic devices was voluntary
United States v. William Bryan, decided by Eleventh Circuit on November 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of William Bryan's moti...
Seventh Circuit: No privacy expectation in lawfully seized cell phone data
United States v. Gary Wilson, decided by Seventh Circuit on November 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Gary Wilson's motion to ...
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Cell Phone Search Incident to Arrest
United States v. Michael Prime, decided by Eleventh Circuit on November 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Michael Prime's motio...
D.C. Circuit Upholds Cell Phone Search Incident to Lawful Arrest
United States v. Mark Clark, decided by D.C. Circuit on October 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The D.C. Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Mark Clark's motion to suppress ...
Seventh Circuit: Exigent Circumstances Justify Cell Phone Search Incident to Arrest
United States v. Jaison Coleman, decided by Seventh Circuit on October 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Jaison Coleman's motion...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Guilty Plea Withdrawal
Robert W. Feldman v. The People of the State of Colorado., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed the trial co...
Seventh Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest permissible with reasonable suspicion
United States v. Christopher Hill, decided by Seventh Circuit on September 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Christopher Hill's ...