N.J. Court: Warrant to Install GPS Tracker Did Not Permit LEOs to Enter Man’s Driveway

N.J. court: Warrant to install GPS tracker did not permit LEOs to enter man’s driveway

The panel ruled that N.J. State Police needed explicit permission to enter a suspect’s driveway, and as a result, suppressed all evidence obtained from the GPS tracker

Cops violated man’s civil rights by putting tracker on car in driveway, judges rule

Police must have judicial permission to do more than a visitor could on residential property, court rules. (Dana DiFilippo | New Jersey Monitor)The New Jersey State Police violated a suspect’s constitutional rights when troopers entered his driveway to attach a GPS tracker to his car under a warrant that only allowed them access to the man’s vehicle, an appellate panel ruled Tuesday. The three-judge panel found officers violated state and federa…

GPS location data admissible, SJC rules

The Supreme Judicial Court has upheld a trial judge’s decision to allow the introduction of evidence from the warrantless retrieval and review of 20 minutes to one hour of GPS location data indicating proximity to a crime scene.