Facts and Implications of Riley and Wurie
Overview of the Supreme Court’s View of Cellphone Searches
In the 2013–14 term, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear two cases, Riley v. California and U.S. v. Wurie that questioned whether police could search cellphones without a warrant even if the search was conducted incident to arrest. Facts of Riley v. California The police stopped the Petitioner, David Riley, for expired registration tags. When the police discovered that Riley had a suspended license, his vehicle was impounded and an inventory search was conducted pursuant to departmental policy. The police arrested Riley for possession of concealed and loaded firearms after they recovered two handguns from the vehicle’s hood….
