There would be questions about the chain of custody and how the information was passed, was that secure etc.
More than enough for a defence lawyer to question and raise doubts about.
Also publicising this whole process might make it difficult to find a jury that isn't contaminated by reporting.
@simonzerafa @dmaonR @GossiTheDog If the suspect was still alive, yes.
But also, Elon is a billionaire. He's a real person, and the rest of us are not, so they'd conveniently ignore that bit.