Case Citation: United States v. Jones, 565 U.S. ¬¬___ (2012).
Parties: United States, Plaintiff / Appellant Antoine Jones, Defendant / Appellee
Facts: Antoine Jones was a nightclub owner in the District of Columbia that was arrested in 2005 for drug possession after the police attached a GPS tracker to his vehicle. The tracker was attached to the vehicle because Jones was under suspicion of narcotics trafficking. The GPS tracker was authorized for use on the vehicle belonging to Jones’ wife although Jones was the primary driver. However, the police failed to comply with the warrant’s deadline and installed the GPS tracker on the vehicle anyway. The tracker relayed thousands of pages of data over a nearly month long time period. This data was ultimately used to bring up charges against Jones which included a charge of conspiracy to distribute cocaine.
Procedural History: Jones was found not guilty on all the charges except for the charge of conspiracy. On the charge of conspiracy the jury was hung and could not come to the requisite number of votes to find Jones guilty or not. Prosecutors re-filed charges of conspiracy against Jones and his business partner …show more content…
While it can be argued that by utilizing public roadways you are opening yourself up to scrutiny by police organizations, it is widely believed in this society that the vehicle is an extension of a person’s private property. Albeit a piece of private property that can move around with the person that owns it. The major fact in this case is that the police involved in this case failed to follow proper procedure to ensure that they data they collected from the GPS could actually be utilized against
Parties: United States, Plaintiff / Appellant Antoine Jones, Defendant / Appellee
Facts: Antoine Jones was a nightclub owner in the District of Columbia that was arrested in 2005 for drug possession after the police attached a GPS tracker to his vehicle. The tracker was attached to the vehicle because Jones was under suspicion of narcotics trafficking. The GPS tracker was authorized for use on the vehicle belonging to Jones’ wife although Jones was the primary driver. However, the police failed to comply with the warrant’s deadline and installed the GPS tracker on the vehicle anyway. The tracker relayed thousands of pages of data over a nearly month long time period. This data was ultimately used to bring up charges against Jones which included a charge of conspiracy to distribute cocaine.
Procedural History: Jones was found not guilty on all the charges except for the charge of conspiracy. On the charge of conspiracy the jury was hung and could not come to the requisite number of votes to find Jones guilty or not. Prosecutors re-filed charges of conspiracy against Jones and his business partner …show more content…
While it can be argued that by utilizing public roadways you are opening yourself up to scrutiny by police organizations, it is widely believed in this society that the vehicle is an extension of a person’s private property. Albeit a piece of private property that can move around with the person that owns it. The major fact in this case is that the police involved in this case failed to follow proper procedure to ensure that they data they collected from the GPS could actually be utilized against