The San Francisco district attorney and court officials will review the phone data and determine what is relevant to the case, the court ruled. Lee and Momeni’s attorneys also will be able to look at the records. The DA’s office and law enforcement will extract the data by sending the phone to a lab, but it could take months, Judge Eric Fleming said. It’s not clear, though, how they will determine what data is relevant to the case and what would be kept private.
Momeni’s attorneys argue it will be difficult for the DA’s office to make those decisions because the defense team has yet to make its argument public.
Glad to see that the D.A.'s office will review the phone data to determine what is relevant and keep the rest private. Seven years of phone data seems excessive to me. Is the defense just fishing, or do they have a time/date in mind when Bob Lee and Momeni's sister became acquainted? And shouldn't they be more specific in what they are looking for? Is it valid to ask for 7 years of cell phone data without some specificity in terms of what they are looking for?
Also, court hearing on change of venue will be held next week on March 15th (the Ides of March).
sfstandard.com
