We all know about Miranda rights. You have the right to remain silent on the grounds that your testimony many incriminate you. However, does this apply to your cellphone? The police may ask you to give them the password to your cellphone. Do you have to give it to them?

The answer depends on the circumstances. They can’t ask for your cellphone password without a reasonable expectation that a crime has been committed and that evidence linked to that crime may exist on your phone.

They can’t just require you to give up your cellphone and go looking around in your phone to see what you’ve been up to.

In any case, you don’t want to give them the password to your cellphone before consulting with a criminal defense attorney.

Alexander Truluck focuses his practice as a criminal defense attorney in Clearwater, Palm Harbor, Largo, Dunedin and the Tampa Bay area.

For more information, visit our website at http://www.criminallawyerclearwaterflorida.com
or call (727) 799-3550.