Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas

A lost phone gave a gps signal in my house and the cops came looking for it but we dont have it can we get in trouble for this even if we didnt commit the crime?


Asked on 7/15/11, 8:26 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Cynthia Henley Cynthia Henley, Lawyer

Was the phone found in your house? Where? If not, did the police search? You do not have to allow them to search if they do not have a warrant.

Even if the phone was found in your house, the police would have to connect it to someone (just like drugs found in a house. They can't just charge everyone who lives there or comes or goes - there has to be a connection between the item and the individual.)

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Answered on 7/15/11, 11:49 am


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