Ronnie Robinson v. United States
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy
Whether a warrantless search of a probationer's cell phone and residence by a probation officer without reasonable suspicion violates Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures
1. Was the warrantless search of Petitioner’s cell phone unconstitutional when there was no reasonable suspicion to believe that the phone contained evidence of criminal activity? Did Petitioner’s United States Probation Officer have the right to direct that Petitioner provide the contents of his phone to members of the New York State Police to cooperate in unrelated homicide investigation? 2. Was the warrantless search of Kimberly Virola’s apartment unconstitutional when probation officers lacked reasonable suspicion to believe that there was evidence of a crime in the apartment. 3. Did the search exceed the bounds of a probation search? 4. Does an individual on probation lose their right to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures? 5. Can the United States Probation Department search any residence, without limitation, where an individual on probation is located?