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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."
He usually sticks around articles about things ending in 'AA' (RIAA, MPAA, etc).
Perhaps if we change the title to "NY Court Says Police Can't Track Suspect with GPSAA" he'll swing by.
And it ruins the surprise!
Dozens of Wisconsin criminals have been seen driving in the general direction of New York.
Smivs on the intertubes!
For those who(m?)...
...I know this from English class.
Maybe you should have paid more attention to the basics ;)
Probably because NYCL is into civil law, not criminal law.
Civil law, business ethics, military intelligence, etc.
Based on NYCL's writings, there is nothing "civil" about how the **AA lawyers treat their victims.