Keith Goble
Land Line
October 11, 2011
A court ruling in California allowed police to search cellphones in certain instances without a warrant. Gov. Jerry Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed a bill that sought to reverse that court ruling.
In January, the state Supreme Court ruled that law enforcement officers, without a warrant, can search the contents of a cellphone confiscated from anyone under arrest.
The majority of justices said arrestees lose their right of privacy for anything they are carrying when taken into custody.
Shortly after the decision was handed down, state lawmakers went to work in Sacramento to counter it. The Legislature sent Gov. Brown a bill to clarify that officers must first obtain a search warrant when there is probable cause to believe a suspect’s phone contains evidence of a crime.
Supporters said the privacy safeguards are critical as technology advances and cellphones become much more than simple devices to make phone calls.
3 Responses to “California governor protects warrantless cellphone searches”
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Gov. Jerry Brown is an idiot and just like the Dream Act to give millions in scholarships to illegals that legals have to pay for, this is just another example of his logic out of a long list of bad decisions. But many in California are morons as well and they voted this guy in.. so go figure.
The article mentions “Supporters” of the bill, who are the Communist supporters? But then again Gov. Brown is the Leftist of the Left coast.To watch him and hear him we know who is outfitted with designer drugs.
Jerry Brown is a traitor. Period. He is in charge of the worlds 7 largest cesspool.
Cell phones are fun little toys but, they aren’t an absolute necessity.
Learn how to eliminate or reduce tracking.
Write letters and protest this illegal and unConstitutional activity.
Protesting does work. Writing letters does work.
And when all else fails then arm yourselves and defend yourselves.