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Prosecutors can force defendants to give up cellphone passcodes, NJ Supreme Court rules
NorthJersey.comView CommentsThe New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Monday that a criminal defendant can be compelled to reveal his cellphone passcode to investigators, rejecting the argument that such a move violates the right against self-incrimination guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.In a closely watched case, the state's top court narrowly sided with prosecutors seeking access to the phone data of a former Essex County sheriff's officer accused of secretly working with a Bloods street gang. The court ruled 4-3, in a case that could have...…NorthJersey.comView CommentsThe New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Monday that a criminal defendant can be compelled to reveal his cellphone passcode to investigators, rejecting the argument that such a move violates the right against self-incrimination guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.In a closely watched case, the state's top court narrowly sided with prosecutors seeking access to the phone data of a former Essex County sheriff's officer accused of secretly working with a Bloods street gang. The court ruled 4-3, in a case that could have...WW…
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