In a unanimous ruling Monday, as the U.S. Supreme Court found that it was unconstitutional when cops attached a GPS device to drug suspect Antoine Jones’ vehicle without obtaining a search warrant.
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Antoine was a co-owner of a Washington nightclub called Levels and was suspected of trafficking cocaine. In a joint operation, the FBI and D.C. police attached a GPS to his vehicle, leading them to a house, which held 100 kilograms of the illegal narcotic, along with about $850,000 in cash.
The issue here was whether or not action by authorities violated Antoine’s 4th Amendment Right that says:
“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated.”
The majority of justices, led by Justice Antonin Scalia, reasoned that the attachment of the GPS device to Antoine’s vehicle constituted a search; therefore a search warrant was needed.
For more detail on the case, watch the MSNBC video above.
