Click on the logos below to view our ratings:

avvoavprr-150 2013

Each lawyer in this firm has more than 25 years experience practicing criminal defense in Gainesville, Florida and surrounding areas, including Alachua, Levy, Bradford, Union and Gilchrist Counties.

(352) 378-1107

1800 N. Main Street
Gainesville, FL 32609
Fax (352) 378-0103
Visa / MC Acceptedcredit

Subscribe to blog Subscribe via RSS

Criminal Law Blog & News

Check this page often for the latest in Florida criminal law info & crime history of the day!

  • Home
    Home This is where you can find all the blog posts throughout the site.
  • Categories
    Categories Displays a list of categories from this blog.
  • Bloggers
    Bloggers Search for your favorite blogger from this site.
  • Archives
    Archives Contains a list of blog posts that were created previously.
Subscribe to this list via RSS Blog posts tagged in GPS
Michael Buchanan
Posted by Michael Buchanan
Mon, 23 January 2012
in Florida Criminal Law

U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Backs Privacy Rights In GPS Tracking Case

In a rare unanimous decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled on January 23, 2012, in U.S. v Antoine Jones,  that attaching a GPS device to a suspect’s vehicle is a search under the Fourth Amendment.   In one of the first major cases to test constitutional privacy rights in the digital age, the court ruled that police must obtain a search warrant before attaching a GPS tracker to a vehicle in a criminal investigation.

Tagged in: GPS search unconstitutional
Continue reading
Hits: 3392