▁found ▁more ▁inc rimin ating ▁evidence ▁including ▁S MS ▁text ▁messages ▁and ▁photograph s ▁dep ict ing ▁ill ic it ▁activities . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁trial , ▁Dia z ▁attempted ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁information ▁from ▁his ▁cell ▁phone ▁removed ▁from ▁evidence , ▁but ▁the ▁courts ▁de emed ▁it ▁as ▁law ful ▁and ▁Dia z ' s ▁appeal ▁was ▁denied ▁on ▁the ▁California ▁State ▁Court ▁level ▁and , ▁later , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁level . ▁ ▁Just ▁three ▁short ▁years ▁after , ▁this ▁decision ▁was ▁over turn ed ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁R iley ▁vs . ▁California ▁( 2 0 1 4 ). ▁ ▁R iley ▁vs . ▁California ▁( 2 0 1 4 ) ▁was ▁an ▁extremely ▁vital ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁case ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁man ▁was ▁arrested ▁for ▁his ▁invol vement ▁in ▁a ▁drive - by ▁shooting . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁shooting ▁the ▁police ▁made ▁an ▁arrest ▁of ▁the ▁suspect ▁( R iley ), ▁and , ▁during ▁the ▁arrest , ▁the ▁police ▁searched ▁him . ▁ ▁However , ▁this ▁search ▁was ▁not ▁only ▁of ▁R iley ' s ▁person , ▁but ▁also ▁the ▁police ▁opened ▁and ▁searched ▁his ▁cell ▁phone , ▁finding ▁pictures ▁of ▁other ▁weapons , ▁dru gs , ▁and ▁of ▁R iley ▁showing ▁gang ▁signs . ▁ ▁In ▁court , ▁the ▁question ▁arose ▁whether ▁searching ▁the ▁phone ▁was ▁law ful ▁or ▁if ▁the ▁search ▁was ▁protected ▁by ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁am end ment ▁of ▁the ▁constitution . ▁ ▁The ▁decision ▁held ▁that ▁the ▁search ▁of ▁R iley '