In CASE 14.1 Riley v.California (2014)while in custody after an arrest,defendant received phone calls from a number identified as "my house." The police inspected the information on defendant's phone and ascertained his address,secured a warrant,and recovered contraband which was introduced in the case against the defendant.The main issue on appeal before the U.S.SupremeCourt waswhether police may search the contents of an arrestee's cell phone without a search warrant.

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The main issue in Riley v. California was whether the police could search digital information on a cell phone seized from an individual who has been arrested without a warrant, which the Supreme Court ruled they could not do without a warrant.