Phone Search Sparks Legal Battle

A Baltimore County murder case inches forward despite damning police misconduct: Detective guesses suspect Rashard Mack’s iPhone passcode—his birthday—and accesses it before a warrant, leading to suspension and admission from prosecutors that the phone was improperly searched. Though the judge excludes 5% of the phone’s data, he lets the murder charge stand, citing overwhelming other evidence. Mack’s lawyers call it “brazen misconduct,” and the State’s Attorney admits deception—but the judge believes the prosecution acted in good faith. The detective’s actions are serious, but not enough to derail the case. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/6287768e923348f4