{"id":211,"date":"2013-11-15T05:26:05","date_gmt":"2013-11-15T05:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.massachusettscriminaldefenselawyerblog.com\/2013\/11\/wyoming-supreme-court-upholds-1.html"},"modified":"2013-11-15T05:26:05","modified_gmt":"2013-11-15T05:26:05","slug":"wyoming-supreme-court-upholds-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/wyoming-supreme-court-upholds-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Wyoming Supreme Court addresses whether telephonic search warrants satisfy the Fourth Amendment Warrant Clause"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Wyoming Supreme Court has upheld digitally transmitted court authorizations for search warrants as permissible under the Fourth Amendment. Some states, such as Wyoming, already allow judges and clerks to issue search warrants without a formal written application by the officer or prosecutor. As a Massachusetts Criminal Defense Lawyer<\/a>, the use to telephonic warrants represents an erosion of the warrant requirement and its use should be limited in scope by the Court.<\/p>\n

In the cases of Terry Smith v. Wyoming, and Dena Blomquist v. Wyoming<\/a>, the defendants were individually arrested for an OUI offense. Both defendants were required to submit to a blood alcohol test after a judge remotely issued a warrant. The Supreme Court of Wyoming held that these remotely communicated warrants were lawful and afford the defendants the same protections as warrants that were formally applied for by written affidavit.<\/p>\n

The Wyoming state legislature passed a statute <\/a> authorizing officers to compel arrestees to submit to chemical tests once the officer has a search warrant issued on paper or one that is “remotely communicated.” The statute defines a “remotely communicated warrant” as a communication between a judicial officer and the police officer or prosecutor authorizing a search by voice transmission, image, or text as long as the communication is recorded. The communication may be recorded in writing, or by any other means. <\/p>\n

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The Wyoming Supreme Court has upheld digitally transmitted court authorizations for search warrants as permissible under the Fourth Amendment. Some states, such as Wyoming, already allow judges and clerks to issue search warrants without a formal written application by the officer or prosecutor. 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