[onyx]

Shelley said he had her password and went into her computer. I have been hoping that the proper authorites had already received infomation from Shelley or had access tothe computer itself.

[windchime]

I think Shelley has filled the authorities in on what he learned from the computers, but I haven't heard that authorities have been able to access.

I don't think he was in possession of the computers long enough to learn everything that might be on them and perhaps doesn't have the expertise to extract info that might have been erased . . . like the authorities do.

[redgirlinabluestate]

You'd think so. Why wouldn't they have probable cause to search the computers to look for research by ANS or HKS regarding suicide, drug orders, homicide, undetectable poisons, etc.... As long as they get the warrant prior to searching the computers I don't see the problem.

I guess could be worried about the fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

Fruit of the poisonous tree is a legal term in the United States used to describe evidence gathered with the aid of information obtained illegally. The logic of the terminology is that if the source of the evidence (the "tree") is tainted, then anything gained from it (the "fruit") would be likewise. Such evidence is not generally admissible in court. For example, if a police officer conducts an unconstitutional search of a home, finds an address book, and uses that address book to locate a witness, the witness would not be allowed to testify because her testimony would be a "fruit" of the unconstitutional search.

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I am hoping they have found some way around that. Shelley's argument is that the taking of the computers was not illegal, but it's what Anna wanted.