Final Exam
Arizona State University
Ulysses Avila
November 30, 2014
Questions
1. (10 Points): Write a short brief of U.S. v. Jones
(2012). Make sure you follow the format for legal briefs in the example posted on Blackboard.
(See Content section for brief example, and Week
14 Readings for the court case). . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 3-4
(5 Points): In your own words, what was the decision made by the Court? (This should be 3-5 sentences explaining the decision). . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 4
2. (10 Points): How might the Court 's decision in Jones regarding police use of GPS affect the legal use and illegal abuse of GPS technology by police? In other words, how should police interpret this decision in order to use GPS legally? When would the police use of GPS violate someone 's …show more content…
Justice Scalia used the Katz v. United States case as a counter to Knotts findings against reasonable expectation of privacy. While the case protects an individual against government tapping the main purpose for reverting back to the decision is to uphold a person’s “reasonable expectation of privacy.” Justice Alito concurred with the reasoning and asserted that prolonged surveillance is a search and violation of “reasonable expectation to privacy.” Justice Sonya also concurred and noted that surveillance for any period of time is bound to reveal private information and is therefore a violation of “reasonable expectation to privacy.” Overall, the Supreme Court Justices were split in the fundamental reason to why “reasonable expectation to privacy” was violated, but were unanimous in their decision to constitute the installation of a GPS as a
Arizona State University
Ulysses Avila
November 30, 2014
Questions
1. (10 Points): Write a short brief of U.S. v. Jones
(2012). Make sure you follow the format for legal briefs in the example posted on Blackboard.
(See Content section for brief example, and Week
14 Readings for the court case). . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 3-4
(5 Points): In your own words, what was the decision made by the Court? (This should be 3-5 sentences explaining the decision). . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 4
2. (10 Points): How might the Court 's decision in Jones regarding police use of GPS affect the legal use and illegal abuse of GPS technology by police? In other words, how should police interpret this decision in order to use GPS legally? When would the police use of GPS violate someone 's …show more content…
Justice Scalia used the Katz v. United States case as a counter to Knotts findings against reasonable expectation of privacy. While the case protects an individual against government tapping the main purpose for reverting back to the decision is to uphold a person’s “reasonable expectation of privacy.” Justice Alito concurred with the reasoning and asserted that prolonged surveillance is a search and violation of “reasonable expectation to privacy.” Justice Sonya also concurred and noted that surveillance for any period of time is bound to reveal private information and is therefore a violation of “reasonable expectation to privacy.” Overall, the Supreme Court Justices were split in the fundamental reason to why “reasonable expectation to privacy” was violated, but were unanimous in their decision to constitute the installation of a GPS as a