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FEDERAL COURT RULES THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT IS PERMITTED TO PUT GPS DEVICE ON YOUR VEHICLE TO MONITOR YOU EVEN IF YOUR CAR IS PARKED ON YOUR PROPERTY

By Walin & Klarich

A recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, allows government agents to enter onto your property and plant a GPS device on your car without a warrant. According to this ruling, this does not violate your Fourth Amendment rights, because only individuals with gates, fences, or a no-trespassing signs can have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their driveway. The ruling on August 12, 2010 gives the government far more rights to use GPS devices to monitor peoples whereabouts. The origin of the ruling began in 2007, when the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) entered onto Juan Pineda-Moreno's Oregon residence and attached a GPS tracking device to his vehicle. The DEA suspected Mr. Pineda-Moreno of growing marijuana, but he challenged the DEA's actions and requested the evidence obtained through the GPS be suppressed...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on November 10, 2010 (boomark / email).