People v. Price, 2021 IL App (4th) 190043 (November). Episode 920 (Duration 10:29)
As to a proper foundation for admission, text messages are treated like any other form of documentary evidence.
[Read more…]Cell Phone Pass Code May Be Compelled to Be Produced Says Illinois Supreme Court
People v. Sneed, 2023 IL 127968 (June). Episode 918 (Duration 10:24)
The foregone conclusion test is applicable in the context of the compelled production of cell phone passcodes.
[Read more…]Steigmann Says We May Compel Disclosure of a Cell Phone Pass Code Because It’s Not Testimonial
People v. Sneed, 2021 IL App (4th) 210180 (November). Episode 917 (Duration 14:15)
Requiring defendant to provide entry or the passcode to the phone does not compel him to provide testimony within the meaning of the fifth amendment.
[Read more…]16 Months Is Way Too Long To Wait Before Getting A Search Warrant For A Phone
People v. Meakens, 2021 IL App (2d) 180991 (April). Episode 888 (Duration 5:11)
The delay in obtaining a search warrant for the defendant’s iPhone violated his fourth amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.
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