United States v. Ransfer

Defendant moved to suppress information obtained from a warrantless placement of a GPS tracking device on a vehicle used in the commission or several robberies. The issue was whether the warrantless placement of the GPS device violated Defendant’s Fourth Amendment rights.

The Court held that the warrantless GPS installation did not violate Defendant’s Fourth Amendment rights. Under Davis, the Court applied the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule, and found that the police acted in good faith reliance on a binding reasonable suspicion precedent when they placed a GPS tracking device on Defendant’s publicly-parked Ford Expedition.

Appellant’s Initial Brief (1)

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Opinion