Police can't examine contents of a suspects cell phone?

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Police can't examine contents of a suspects cell phone?

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Warrantless cell phone searches ruled off-limits
December 16, 2009,James Nash, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
In a 4-3 ruling, the state's top court said police aren't entitled to scroll through call logs or look at other information in a cell phone without a warrant unless the data are necessary to protect them from imminent harm. The majority said police in Beavercreek, a Dayton suburb, overstepped their authority in 2007 when they seized a cell phone from a drug-trafficking suspect and used his call log to verify contact with a police informant.
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COMMENT: So how exactly are the police going to determine if a driver was texting and/or was on the cell phone prior to a collision? Do they have to get a warrant? Guess in addition to impounding cars, police will also have to impound cell phones!
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