Posted On: October 31, 2007
PENNSYLVANIA RULES THAT SEARCH WARRANT FOR COMPUTER WAS OVERBROAD
In a rare occurrence in the realm of computer searches, a court holds that a computer hard drive seizure was overbroad and the good faith exception was inapplicable.
The government obtained a search warrant for the hard drives of any computers on defendant's ship seeking to prove unlawful discharge from the bilge, but the warrant was deemed overbroad because the hard drives were mirror imaged and completely searched, and not just for discharge information.
The corporate owner of a ship had standing to challenge search of computers on the ship.
United States v. Fleet Management, Inc., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79770 (E.D. Pa. October 29, 2007):
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