NY Court Says Police Can't Track Suspect With GPS

SoundGuyNoise sends in a story that brings into relief just how unsettled is the question of whether police can use GPS to track suspects without a warrant. Just a couple of days ago a Wisconsin appeals court ruled that such tracking is OK; and today an appeals court in New York reached the opposite conclusion. "It was wrong for a police investigator to slap a GPS tracking device under a defendant's van to track his movements, the state's top court ruled today. A sharply divided NY Court of Appeals, in a 4-3 decision, reversed the burglary conviction of defendant Scott Weaver, 41, of Watervliet. Four years ago, State Police tracked Weaver over 65 days in connection with the burglary investigation."

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Re:That is a 1960's liberal mistake.

[tjstork]

As long as you live on the block with the asshole fascist cops.

Oh, and instead you liberals would have us be disarmed living with ten crooks. Yep, no wonder every city run by liberals is a shithole, and our country is increasingly becoming one.

Re:ok

[retchdog]

It's called a warrant, you fucking fascist. They've been around a while and I don't see a reason to change things.