WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear arguments this Monday over whether geofence warrants used to identify a suspect in a Virginia bank robbery violate the Fourth Amendment. Investigators used a geofence warrant served on Google after a May 2019 robbery in suburban Richmond to place Okello Chatrie’s cellphone near the scene, then obtained a search warrant. The geofence data led to a home search that produced nearly $100,000 in cash; Chatrie pleaded guilty and was sentenced to nearly 12 years, and his appeal argues the geofence warrant was an unreasonable search. This case is being argued alongside a separate Bayer Roundup appeal, and the Court’s decision will shape standards for location-data warrants and evidentiary use.
Prepared by Emily Rhodes and reviewed by editorial team.
你的隐私正处于危险之中。如果最高法院裁定地理围栏搜查令合法,你的位置数据可能会被用于刑事调查。检查你手机的位置设置。了解你正在与谁共享什么数据。
此案将为执法部门如何利用科技侦破案件设定先例。这是在抓捕罪犯与保护公民隐私之间取得的平衡。如果您重视自己的数字足迹,值得转发。
执法部门获得了地理围栏数据,这些数据引导调查人员找到了一名嫌疑人,从而进行了一次搜查,搜查出了用于起诉的现金证据。
被告 Okello Chatrie 和更广泛的公众隐私利益,在是否构成第四修正案下的不合理搜查的问题上,面临法律挑战。
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