Introduction to Criminal Justice System

1Introduction to Criminal Justice System
Running head: INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
Introduction to Criminal Justice System
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2Introduction to Criminal Justice System
Introduction to Criminal Justice System
Introduction
Yes, I agree with the majority of the Court in R. V. Fearon because the police can search
the cell phone of an arrested person under the law. In addition, it is considered to be legal under
certain circumstances stated by the law of the country. Since the people have every right for
being secure, the third point can be stated that an individual is responsible for himself if he or she
commits crime, which further makes searching of the cell phone legally liable (Quattlebaum,
2012). Hence, this study focuses on projecting a description on the three major points, which are
addressed under 3 paragraphs below.
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Under the statement of Supreme Court of Canada, it is stated that police have the right to
search or use the arrested person’s cell phone, even if they do not have warrant. However, the
police are only allowed to do so under certain specific conditions (Hoffman, Pinsonnault &
Chad, 2015). This can be projected in the case of R. V. Fearon, where his cell phone was
searched by the Canadian police after he was arrested without a warrant. In this case, it is
observed that the Fearon had committed a crime but the facts about his crime were unknown
until the police saw his cell phone by themselves. On searching his cell phone, the police was
able to find the images of the gun and cash along with a text message about jewellery that were
stolen (Tucker, 2014).
Based on the same context, the searching of Fearon’s cell phone was a violation on
looking for personal belongings. The Supreme Court of Canada also ruled out and stated that
instead of searching an individual’s cell phone, the police must search and get varying
information of the personal details about the person through the service providers. The Canadian