What is the current state of the law in relation to electronic search conditions in criminal cases?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Barnes, D071301 (Cal. App. 2017):
on the particular facts of the case before us. (See People v. Mitchell (2012) 209 Cal.App.4th 1364, 1378.) As discussed, here, the crime Barnes pleaded guilty to involved the use of computers in a sophisticated embezzlement scheme and, thus, the electronics search condition is narrowly tailored to the legitimate governmental interest of ensuring Barnes does not commit additional similar crimes.
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