Supreme Court of Georgia· 2/21/2023

State v. Wilson

Citations

884 S.E.2d 298
315 Ga. 613

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holding that a search warrant was insufficiently particularized where “the search warrant broadly authorizes the seizure of ‘any and all stored electronic information’ on the phones, ‘including but not limited to’ various kinds of electronic information”
noting that “well- established legal precedent supports our conclusion that the trial court properly suppressed the cell phone evidence”
explaining that, to establish a Gang Act violation, the State must prove that there was a “nexus between the [criminal] act [committed by the defendant] and the intent to further street gang activity”
invalidating warrant that provided a “limitless authorization to search for and seize any and all data that can be found on [the defendant’s] cell phones”
invalidating a search warrant that provided a “limitless authorization to search for and seize any and all data that can be found on [] cell phones”
explaining that “the words of [a] warrant matter”

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