GPS Not Needed to Catch Cigarette Thief 
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Published: October 15, 2012
Tags: Criminal, Judge Larry G. Elder, Virginia Court of Appeals
Defendant is not entitled to reversal of his grand larceny convictions for stealing cigarettes from two convenience stores based on warrantless use of a GPS in violation of U.S. v. Jones, 132 S. Ct. 945 (2012), the Court of Appeals says; the evidence supports application of the independent source doctrine based on video surveillance tapes ...
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