Court’s earlier ruling on phone metadata admissibility issues was a significant blow to Dwyer
“We hope that Elaine can now, at last, rest in peace” was the poignant response of Elaine O’Hara’s family to the
Olympics, Day 5 live updates: Kellie Harrington books place in semi-final, guaranteed at least bronze after victory over ValdesThe prosecution case against Dwyer relied, in part, on evidence of text messages and traffic and location data related to five mobile phones, three attributed to Dwyer and two to O’Hara.
He secured a further appeal to the Supreme Court because it considered a final determination of the phone data issues of general public importance. The appeal was heard last January and judgment was reserved. Rejecting Dwyer’s claim the data was inadmissible because it was retained on a general and indiscriminate basis, the court ruled traffic and location data may be lawfully gathered, retained and accessed in various circumstances and for various purposes.
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