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Fourth Circuit Upholds Cell Phone Search Incident to Arrest
Benjamin Sandoval Diaz v. Todd Blanche, decided by Fourth Circuit on April 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Benjamin Sandoval D...
Cell phone search incident to arrest in car upheld
United States v. Omar Thomas Wala, decided by Sixth Circuit on February 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Omar Thomas Wala's motio...
Third Circuit: Cell phone seizure lawful incident to arrest; consent valid
United States v. Ryan Mendoza, decided by Third Circuit on January 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Ryan Mendoza's motion to supp...
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 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...
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...
Eleventh Circuit: Cell phone search consent was voluntary and not revoked
United States v. Victor Cremades, decided by Eleventh Circuit on December 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Victor Cremades' m...
Consent to search vehicle extends to phone found inside
United States v. Stacy Owens, decided by Sixth Circuit on December 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence...
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'...
Sixth Circuit: Cell phone search justified by exigent circumstances
United States v. Benjamin Alan Carpenter, decided by Sixth Circuit on October 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppr...
Seventh Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest is constitutional
United States v. Andrew Johnston, decided by Seventh Circuit on October 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Andrew Johnston's mot...
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...
Seventh Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest is constitutional
United States v. Christopher Jordan, decided by Seventh Circuit on August 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Christopher Jordan'...
Cell phone search incident to arrest in vehicle upheld
United States v. Raphael Ross, decided by Third Circuit on August 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Raphael Ross's motion to supp...
Eleventh Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest permissible if evidence sought relates to crime
United States v. Timothy Buchanan, decided by Eleventh Circuit on August 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Timothy Buchanan's ...
Cell phone seizure incident to arrest upheld under Fourth Amendment
United States v. Ramiro Lozano, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the government's warrantless seizure of a cell phone from Ram...
Sixth Circuit: Cell phone search incident to lawful arrest is constitutional
United States v. Jaquan Bridges, decided by Sixth Circuit on August 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Jaquan Bridges' motion to su...
Seventh Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest is lawful
United States v. Kashif Dukes, decided by Seventh Circuit on August 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Kashif Dukes' motion to su...
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Cell Phone Search Incident to Arrest
United States v. Robert Kennedy, decided by Eleventh Circuit on July 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Robert Kennedy's motion...
Third Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest is constitutional
United States v. Joseph Cammarata, decided by Third Circuit on July 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Joseph Cammarata's motion t...
Seventh Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest is lawful
United States v. Lamont Coleman, decided by Seventh Circuit on June 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Lamont Coleman's motion t...
Third Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest permissible without less intrusive means
United States v. Joseph Cammarata, decided by Third Circuit on June 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Joseph Cammarata's motion to...
Cell phone search incident to arrest upheld
United States v. Marquise Figures, decided by Sixth Circuit on May 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Marquise Figures' motion to ...
Third Circuit: Warrantless cell phone search incident to arrest permissible under exigent circumstances
United States v. Nicholas Lucidonio, decided by Third Circuit on May 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Nicholas Lucidonio's motio...
Cell phone search incident to arrest in vehicle upheld
United States v. Anthony Brookins, decided by Third Circuit on April 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Anthony Brookins' motion to...
Eighth Circuit Upholds Cell Phone Search Under Exigent Circumstances
United States v. Jeremy Young, decided by Eighth Circuit on February 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Jeremy Young's motion to ...