Katrina Lawson v. United States
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy
Whether a warrantless seizure of a cell phone from a private closet during a lawful arrest, without either a warrant or the owner's consent absent exigent circumstances, followed by a prolonged delay before obtaining a search warrant to search the device, complies with the Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches and seizures?
1. Whether the i warrantless seizure of a cell phone from a private closet during a lawful arrest, without either a warrant, or the owner's consent absent exigent circumstances, followed by a prolonged delay before obtaining a search warrant to search the device, complies with the Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches and seizures? 2. Whether a 12-day delay obtaining a search warrant for a cell phone seized as incident to an arrest is unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment, where the government only offered ministerial and administrative explanations to justify the delay?