In our last post, we began speaking about the role social media can play in the criminal process, both with respect to criminal investigation and prosecution. As we mentioned, there can be evidentiary issues with the use of social media evidence in criminal cases,...
Criminal defense in the age of social media, P.2
In our previous post, we spoke a bit about the case of a woman arrested for drunken driving after police were alerted to her operation of a motor vehicle while intoxicated through an app known as Periscope. In our last post, we posed several questions about the...
Criminal defense in the age of social media, P.1
Social media, as far as we can tell, is here to stay, and has penetrated our lives so much that it has become a potentially important factor in both civil and criminal litigation. A recent example of how social media can impact the criminal process is the case of a...
Looking at limitations on the exclusionary rule
Last time, we mentioned that the exclusionary rule may be an available remedy in cases where a criminal defendant has been subjected to an illegal search or seizure. The exclusionary rule is not something that a court applies automatically, but rather some that a...