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Task: Seizing Cell-Phone Location Records from Providers
Carpenter v. United States, 138 S. Ct. 2206 (2018).
• Obtaining Cell phone location records of an individual’s cell phone is
a 4 Amendment Search.
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• A person has a 4 Amendment right to privacy in such records.
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• The fact that the records are held by a 3 party (cell service
provider) does not overcome suspect’s right to privacy.
• A court order is insufficient to overcome the right to privacy.
• A search warrant must be obtained for an individual’s cell phone
location records.
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