Fourth Amendment rights debated in 1989 murder case hearing

A pre-trial motion hearing took place regarding Buster Robbins, accused of the 1989 murder of Beverly Wivell. The defense sought to suppress digital evidence from Robbins' cell phone, arguing that the search warrant violated his Fourth Amendment rights and was irrelevant to the decades-old case. Prosecutors contended that such evidence could demonstrate habitual offending behavior, but the judge ruled that only information directly related to the 1989 crime could be used in court, which the defense viewed as a victory.