SC20600 - State v. Smith (“On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court
improperly denied his motion to suppress evidence discovered during a search of
his cell phone and evidence obtained from T-Mobile, his cell phone service
provider, because the warrants authorizing those searches were not supported by
probable cause and lacked sufficient particularity to comport with the fourth
amendment to the United States constitution. The state disagrees with each of
these claims and asserts, in the alternative, that any error was harmless. For
the reasons that follow, we agree with the defendant that the trial court erred
in denying his motion to suppress the information obtained from the execution
of both warrants. We further conclude, however, that this error was harmless
with respect to some, but not all, of the crimes alleged. As a result, we
affirm in part and reverse in part.”)
SC20488 - State v. Bowden (“On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court’s
denial of his motion to suppress certain evidence from a search of his cell
phone violated his rights under the fourth amendment to the United States
constitution because (1) the application for the warrant authorizing that
search lacked a particular description of the things to be seized, and (2) the
affidavit supporting that application failed to establish probable cause. The
state disagrees with each of these claims and asserts, in the alternative, that
any error was harmless. For the reasons that follow, we agree with the state
that any error in the trial court’s failure to suppress evidence obtained from
the search warrant was harmless. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the
trial court.”)