US High Court: Warrant Needed For GPS Tracking
US High Court: Warrant Needed For GPS Tracking
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court says police must get a search warrant before using GPS technology to track criminal suspects.
The court ruled in the case of Washington nightclub owner Antoine Jones. A federal appeals court in Washington overturned his drug conspiracy conviction because police did not have a warrant when they installed a satellite device known as a GPS on his vehicle and then tracked his movements for a month.
The device helped authorities link Jones to a suburban house used to stash money and drugs. He was sentenced to life in prison before the appeals court overturned the conviction. The Supreme Court agreed with the appeals court.
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