Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York

computer searches

i will try to search for some caselaw, but off the top of my head, i suppose it would depend in large part on whether the computer was believed to be an Instrumentality of the crime ..so, one result [yes, seize & search] if the crime under investigation were "hacking" or mbbe even child porn & another result [no, no seize] if the crime were theft of an automobile, for instance.Regards, etc.jmh

-> these musings are, you know, just a "seat-of-the-pants" analysis & are NOT intended to be construed as / understood as / utilized as Legal Advice & Counsel <-