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Discussion - 5

Discussion - 5

Q 1) Briefly summarize Katz v. United States. Please read the case at the link below. http://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/389/347 2) United States v. Jones, an appeal from the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals that went on to the Supreme Court, on the issue of whether a warrant is needed to attach a GPS tracking device to a vehicle. Briefly summarize United States v. Jones. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/11pdf/10-1259.pdf 3) Which argument do you find more persuasive in the Jones case, Scalia's or Sotomayor's Why?

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1. The first question that we are asked to analyze is the Katz v. United States, 398 U.S. 347 (1967). The petitioner Charles Katz was indicted for the transmission of the wagering information across the country that stood in violation of the 18U.S.c 1084. The evidences were gathered was claimed by the attachment of the electronic listening device and the device that recorded. All these were put outside of the telephone booth that Katz used for the whole process. When the trials were held, the defense team brought out the allegations that the FBI did not have any kind of warrant that could bring out the claims.