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U.S. Supreme Court to Make A Decision Crucial Search and Seizure Instance from Michigan Involving Cellular Site(Tower) Location Details

The United States supreme court listened to arguments two weeks ago relating to a federal trial out of the Eastern District of Michigan that led to the conviction of several armed burglars. The situation USA v. Carpenter, however, involved a concern that has come under fire just recently, because of the Court's prior decisions involving specific personal privacy legal rights in other modern technology situations. In Carpenter, the U.S. Attorney introduced evidence of what is known as cell site location information, which, put simply, is information that is saved by cell phone towers that can provide location details regarding the mobile phone customer, even when they are not directly using the phone. After his sentence, the Defendant submitted an appeal, saying that the Government acquired the records without getting a search warrant, and a warrant should be called for to get that cell site location information. 4th Amendment The US Constitution's Fourth Amendment provides pro...