Questions posed by U.S. Supreme Court Justices to attorneys making oral arguments in United States v. Jones suggest the case could have significant implications for search-and-seizure law and police practices. The justices grilled both the U.S. attorney general and the defense attorney for Antoine Jones, a former Washington nightclub owner who is serving a life sentence for cocaine trafficking. Jones’ conviction was based in part on evidence gathered when police placed a GPS device on his Jeep and tracked his movements for a month.
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SC Justices Unsettled Over Warrantless GPS Tracking
Posted by: Erika Morphy November 9, 2011 10:43 AMQuestions posed by U.S. Supreme Court Justices to attorneys making oral arguments in
United States v. Jones suggest the case could have significant implications for search-and-seizure law and police practices. The justices grilled both the U.S. attorney general and the defense attorney for Antoine Jones, a former Washington nightclub owner who is serving a life sentence for cocaine trafficking. Jones’ conviction was based in part on evidence gathered when police placed a GPS device on his Jeep and tracked his movements for a month.