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Asked 7 months ago - Canton, OH
Flagi have a friend whose house burned and that person was in the hospital at the time it happend, but i guess they found something on the person computer that their saying is related to the fire, my friend swears he didn't search for whatever there saying is on there. his attorney filed a motion to suppress but the judge denied it because he says the police didn't search for it , the insurance company took it out of the house and had permission to do so because it is part of the insurance policy. the insurance company was contacted by the fire dept. because they got (1) phone tip from a caller that didnt give their name. my friend feels the fire dept. advised the insurance company to use there policy power to get the computer to investigate it. other people had access to compter also
Rulings on motins to suppress generally are not appealable until after a trial, because it won't matter if there is no conviction. The principle is to allow appeals only after a conviction to save judicial resources. Also, taking an interlocutory appeal, if one is available, is time consuming and expensive.
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