I wonder if you can be convicted for something on your hard drive
that's illegal but not related to the original charge.
So he doesn't have child porn but does run some botnets or something.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:39, 4 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

I'd assume so.
If they raided someone's house on suspicion of supplying Class A drugs and found laundered money and guns as well, they'd charge them with the whole lot.

Didn't get my tickets yet by the way, my debit card keeps bouncing or some shite. That train is £8 more expensive than the one before it, so Kitty better bring some goddamn cakes.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:41, Reply)

Dunno.
In the US (at least according to Law & Order) search warrants are quite specific, you can't use something unrelated that you find to charge someone with a new crime.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:43, Reply)

*shrugs*
I run a taxi desk, I ain't no high flyin' law type.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:44, Reply)

Duh-DUM
(Law and Order sound effect)
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:45, Reply)

Haha, I love that sound.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 12:11, Reply)

in England once they're in there for whatever reason
they can go to town on you for anything and everything.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:47, Reply)

Not strictly true
If I was looking for fraudulent documents, for example, and claimed I found some extreme porn pics, it'd look awkward explaining to people why I was trawling through the suspect's porn stash when i should have been looking at documents.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:50, Reply)

How about my example?
www.b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post896686
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:51, Reply)

In that case you should wait and see if there are any other discount promotions before booking the tickets.

(Cave Duck, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:54, Reply)

Tart.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:56, Reply)

There'd definitely seize the lot and bring new charges against them
As the warrant would no doubt allow a thorough searching of the entire property, and the stuff you mentioned would be contraband. Searching the entire house is part of 'looking for evidence of X', wherein finding evidence of Y is allowable.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:55, Reply)

So you're authorised to look for, say, CAI, but nothing else?
You can only "look in one room" but not the whole house?
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:57, Reply)

I can look wherever in the hard disk drive
But I guess an example would be a copper raiding a house looking for stolen TVs but finds a bag of cocaine stuffed in the toilet cistern. You could argue why he was looking for a TV in the loo.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 12:07, Reply)

Aye.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 12:10, Reply)

Yeah but the US are fucking retards on that stuff
If they find a body in your car, unless they had a reason to stop you then you can't be charged in relation to it. Fucking twats.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:47, Reply)

seriously?
that's so stupid
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:49, Reply)

On the other hand, they can follow you around forever until you open the boot or it starts to smell,
at which point they're allowed to search. It's to stop the police harrassing people they don't like, given that damn near everyone is likely to have something illegal somewhere in their house.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:52, Reply)

really? not in every state surely?

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:50, Reply)

Police can't pull you over if they know you are drunk
unless you commit another offence, like hitting something else or having a broken taillight.

But if they watch you leave a pub and get in your car they have to watch you do something illegal before they can stop you.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:52, Reply)

bloody hell that is retarded.
What if they had pc to search for heroin but found cannabis? would a search warrant cover anything illegal they find?
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:53, Reply)

They're not worded quite that specifically - it'd be a warrant for illegal drugs, I'd imagine.

(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:54, Reply)

I will bring cakes, I promise.

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:46, Reply)

I might still book the slightly cheaper train and meet you at Euston instead.
£8 is a lot at the mo.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:47, Reply)

Fair enough,
it's probably £8 more because it's Virgin, that saving will almost buy you a pint in London.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:49, Reply)

And me.
Fear not, Noel, your cake needs will be met.
(berk, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:47, Reply)

You make good cakes.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:49, Reply)

Not special ones this time I'm afraid
I don't much fancy carting a boxful of dope brownies through London! Oh, and cheers :) my normal brownies are even nicer.
(berk, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:51, Reply)

You're making a mistake here. Bring dope ones please.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:58, Reply)

and send some to me

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 12:02, Reply)

I fear they would not meet your exacting standards
the only weed I have is rather old and stale.
(berk, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 12:07, Reply)

Yes
If, in the course of my investigation, I find evidence of other criminal acts, I flag them up and it's up to the police to determine whether or not they'll press ahead with the new charges.
This can be fairly common, I'll be looking for CAI and come across some bestiality pics, which is a separate offence.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:45, Reply)

"come across " eh?

(PsychoChomp, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:46, Reply)

I knew someone would pick up on that.

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:46, Reply)

You should clean up after yourself.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:48, Reply)

that's true
maybe he's got loads of illegally downloaded music and stuff and panicked.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:45, Reply)

Panicked that he might get a fine and thus went to prison?
If so the stupid twat deserves the shower-bumming he will undoubtedly receive.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:49, Reply)

that's what makes me think that if he is guilty of something
it's something that will get him more than a few weeks in prison.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 12:08, Reply)

but the music industry would happily bankrupt him
several grand for each infringing track might make prison seem the better option.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 12:23, Reply)

of course
they'd just bring a new charge
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 11:50, Reply)