[nyolfen]

you can definitely be prosecuted for the latter in the US

[lighthazard]

Would it be a lesser sentence than a potentially worse revelation?

[Analemma_]

Probably not. Judges really, really hate defendants who destroy evidence, and getting the maximum statutory penalty is common in such cases.

[FLUX-YOU]

That phone should have been shredded way before you got pulled over.

[tfha]

You can? I thought this was okay.

[cortesoft]

Destroying evidence? No, that is a crime

[justtopost]

Only when knowingly hiding a crime. You can choose to wipe your device without an alibi thankfully.

[akerro]

What evidence?