Summary
On May 7, an Appellate Court in Wisconsin decided State v. Sveum, 769 NW2d 53 (Wisc. App. 2009).
At issue was whether the surreptitious placement of a GPS tracking device on a person's automobile, without a warrant, and the use of the device to continuously track the person's movements is a "search" prohibited by the Fourth Amendment.See the full content of this document
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Commentary: A Tale of Three Gps Cases
The court held reluctantly that "neither a search or seizure occurs when the police use a GPS tracking device to track a vehicle while it is visible to the general public."
The court was "more than a little trouble...See the full content of this document
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