What if the driver claims they don’t have a cell phone with them? Can the cops search the car and person without a warrent? What if the cops claim they saw a phone being used, can they search?
Exactly! A shockingly bad idea—no big surprise it’s coming out of NJ.
Cellphone data is used in court all the time, but it’s legally obtained via the court, NOT from some 86 IQ cop on the street stealing the cellphone.
What happens when someone is involved in an accident and they hand over an old cell phone that is no longer active to the police?