Defense Attorneys Want Evidence Suppressed in Child Car Death Case

Attorneys for Justin Ross Harris say police violated his constitutional rights by illegally seizing his cell phone in the investigation into the death of 22-month-old Cooper, who died after being left in a hit car. Attorneys are asking for all evidence obtained from Harris' cell phone and home computer to be suppressed. His trial is set to begin Feb. 22.

According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Cobb Police Detective Jacquelyn Piper said she took the phone away from Harris before he had become a suspect in the case but after he had become confrontational with another officer at the scene. Harris begged to call the daycare facility where his wife was due to pick up their son.

If a search warrant was not secured, should the evidence obtained from his phone be disregarded? If Harris wasn't a suspect at that time, should law enforcement have gone through his phone? Should the evidence be allowed to bring Harris to justice, even if illegally obtained? What are your thoughts?