Attaching a GPS to a car for the purposes of gathering evidence is a search and is prohibited by the Fourth Amendment, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.   The justices were unanimous in their opinion in U.S. v. Jones, but divided on the rationale.  While the majority based its holding on search and seizure law, [...]

The Minnesota Supreme Court has denied a defense petition seeking review of Gordon Douglas Weaver’s conviction for the October 16, 1999, murder of his wife, Jean Ann Weaver. Weaver, now 54, was found guilty on February 18, 2010, of unintentional Second- Degree Murder and sentenced April 16, 2010, to 18 years and nine months in [...]