U.S. v. Garcia, No. 06-2741 (7th Cir.) (474 F.3d 994) (February 2, 2007) (Judge Richard A. Posner)
Loaded on Jan. 1, 2007
published in Punch and Jurists
January 08, 2007
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Warrantless Searches.
The issue before the Court in this case was whether the Fourth Amendment permits the government to surreptitiously install a GPS tracking device on a suspect’s car and then track his movements. The circuits are split on this question; and, in this case, the Seventh Circuit joined those courts …
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