• Describing Property – The initial term that would have to be given prominence in the search warrant, is describing the property to be searched. In the present case, it is computer and it shall be identified and described. Such a description would require that details be given that the computer model is "serial number: AL1002001; model: XYZ2" and it has been logged as an evidence in relation to the case against Miranda. Further inclusion has to be made of the fact that it is presently "stored at the Anywhere Police Department located at 123 Anywhere Street, Anywhere, VA 12345". • Data related to computer – The second term that needs to be considered in the search warrant is the data which can stored and removed from a digital media. This would require that a detailed description be given of the data that is the content of the computer which may have been removed from the computer and stored …show more content…
This ultimately results is a subsequent communication which requires the holder to disclose those passwords or taking on an additional task of tracking the passwords. In both the cases, the level of work is expanded and the police investigator has to take on additional tasks then he was initially required to. This while increasing the cost of investigation also increases the time taken in investigation. Therefore while identifying the property, or the hardware of the computer, an inclusion needs to be made in relation to the passwords that may be protecting that hardware. Similarly for the data demanded in the digital format the investigator, would have to highlight that mere data in digital format is not required, but also the passwords or the code's which restrict access to that data are also required. This would allow him to carry out investigation more