Technology has seemed to overtake our lives with people looking for the newest and best model cell phone. The first cell phones were bricks that only had one purpose, to call someone. Today, we house everything on our cell phone from pictures to phone numbers to our itineraries. We have personal conversations with others via text message. People tend to guard these devices with their lives as they do not want others to see what is on them. For police, the information stored on a person's cellular device can be used as evidence to convict a person of a crime. The fourth amendment requires police to obtain a warrant to search unless they have probable cause or reason to believe the item poses a threat to the officer's safety. Is probable cause enough though to allow them to search a device that might contain more details about a person than can be found in their home? The information …show more content…
The interpretation of the fourth amendment is what allows police to get away with searching without a warrant. The source I will be using to introduce the fourth amendment is the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights contains the first ten amendments of the Constitution written by the founding father's of the United States. They wrote these amendments to protect the rights as Americans. The fourth amendment, as stated in the Bill of Rights is, “the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized”. I will also present the premise that if a cell phone a cell phone does not pose a threat to an officer and is handled properly, an officer does not have reason to search without a