Topic > United States v. Jones - 514

Citation: United States v. Jones/ United States Courts of Appeals/ District of Columbia, 2012/132 S. Ct. 945Facts: In 2004, the FBI began an investigation into Jones and other associates for possible drug trafficking. During the investigation, FBI agents obtained a warrant authorizing them to install a Global Positioning System tracking device on a Jeep that Jones regularly operated. The warrant allowed the officer to install the tracking device within 10 days of its issuance, but the officers did not install the device until the 11th day. The GPS provided the FBI with information about every movement of the Jeep and Jones, and based on the information provided, agents determined that drug trafficking activity was present. He ultimately obtained an indictment of Jones and others on drug trafficking conspiracy charges, although the district court suppressed the GPS data obtained while the Jeep was in the backyard of Jones' home, finding that other data obtained outside in the public areas were permissible because Jones had no reasonable expectation of privacy. The separate court reversed and held that the admission of ev...