A Practical Guide to Digital Forensics Investigations, 2nd Edition

Chapter 7

Admissibility of Digital Evidence

Learning Outcomes

After reading this chapter, you will be able to understand the following:

• The structure of the legal system in the United States;

• The role of constitutional law in computer forensics;

• Principles of search and seizure of computers and other digital devices;

• Rules for the admissibility of evidence at trial;

• Case law concerning the use of digital surveillance devices by law enforcement;

• Cases of computer forensics gone wrong;

• Structure of the legal system in the European Union; and

• Data privacy and computer forensics in the European Union.

The United States legal system is one of the most complicated in the world, primarily as a result of a dual legal system that is comprised of federal ...