Tuesday, May 19, 2009

GPS, Privacy, and the NY Court of Appeals

Great decision by the New York Court of Appeals, in the case of People v. Weaver. Police, without a warrant, placed a GPS tracking device on the underside of the defendant's car - for 65 days. They later used the GPS evidence against him in a criminal trial where he was convicted.The Court of Appeals, in a 4-3 decision, reversed the conviction and held:Under our State Constitution, in the absence

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