re: #617 Targetpractice

Cops can’t access the contents of a cellphone without a warrant, especially if the body is a John Doe. Could raise accusations at trial of tampering with evidence.

No. Not true. No warrant is required for evidence collected from the body of the victim. As for tampering, there are clear rules for chain of evidence when dealing with electronic media that would have taken half an hour after the forensic technicians got the phone.