Warrantless Search and Seizure – Suppression of Evidence

By: Derek Hawkins//October 12, 2021//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: United States of America v. Mark McGill

Case No.: 19-2636

Officials: KANNE, BRENNAN, and SCUDDER, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Warrantless Search and Seizure – Suppression of Evidence

During a visit to Mark McGill’s home, McGill’s probation officer seized a cell phone without warrant to do so. Law enforcement later discovered thousands of images of child pornography on the phone and charged McGill accordingly. McGill, arguing that his phone had been unlawfully seized, moved to suppress the phone and all evidence obtained from it.

The district court denied this motion on a number of independent grounds, concluding that McGill’s cell phone was lawfully seized or otherwise need not be suppressed. We agree with this conclusion and thus affirm the district court’s decision denying McGill’s motion to suppress.

Affirmed

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Derek A Hawkins is Corporate Counsel, at Salesforce.

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