Posted on 08/08/2010 11:29:50 PM PDT by Zakeet
Ruling that federal agents erred in attaching a satellite tracking device to a vehicle without a search warrant, a federal appeals court has reversed the life sentence of man accused of running a major Washington drug ring.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday found that the government's use of GPS technology to track defendant Antoine Jones' Jeep violated the Fourth Amendment.
Civil liberties groups that aided in the appeal of Mr. Jones, whose case involved the largest cocaine seizure in city history, called the ruling an important legal victory for privacy rights.
The three-judge ruling called the GPS information key to the federal prosecution of Mr. Jones, who owned Club Levels in Northeast Washington across the street from the Metropolitan Police Department's Fifth District headquarters.
"The GPS data were essential to the government's case," the court ruled. "By combining them with Mr. Jones's cell-phone records, the government was able to paint a picture of Mr. Jones's movements that made credible the allegation that he was involved in drug trafficking."
Stephen Leckar, one of the lawyers on the Jones appeal, said the ruling "recognizes the Fourth Amendment's continued significance in promoting privacy in a high-tech age."
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Oh I see.
Hence what they did to Scott Peterson out in Cali when he was a suspect in his wifes demise.
Not to be tin foil here but could this big time cocaine dealer been tied to supplying the Gay Men of Politics Club in DC?
Yah know the one that moved in from Chicago on the Low Down?
Can’t have leaks outside of the men’s urninal ya know.
No, that's not what they said.
They said, any evidence discovered or derived by the government from GPS tracking cannot be used in court.
One more reason not to buy a Government Motors car (OnStar). It can not only locate you but turn off your car remotely.
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I hope that also requires a warrant.
He was probably supplying the judges.
tail suspects yes, attach a tracking device without a warrant no.
this is akin to the ruling that outlawed the use of infrared cameras to look into people’s houses without a warrant.
That’s my point. I think the judge was too picky, this isn’t a privacy issue since he wasn’t bugged, he was just tracked.
It actually does, and from what I hear from a friend, a hell of a lot of evidence to get a warrant.
Ruling that federal agents erred in attaching a satellite tracking device to a vehicle without a search warrant, a federal appeals court has reversed the life sentence of man accused of running a major Washington drug ring.The judge doesn't have to live outside his gated community. Thanks Zakeet.
Just to make us all a little more paranoid, I read last year that in NYS, just above NYC, they DO use EZ Pass to issue speeding tickets. They know how far each toll gate is from the next and the speed limit in between. If you get to Toll gate B from A too soon, you will be issued a ticket by mail .. no doubt with timed photos.
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