In the case of Timothy Ivory Carpenter V. UNITED STATES Did the government overstep its bounds in Detroit without getting a probable cause warrant, and did the government violated the 4th amendment of Timothy Ivory Carpenter? The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated,but upon probable cause, the police have the right to searched, and the persons or things to be seized.That is the 4th amendment. So what are the facts of the case then? (“United States v. Carpenter.” American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU, 12 Sept. 2017, www.aclu.org/cases/united-states-v-carpenter). Carpenter was involved in a string of bank robberies that occurred over a two-year period. Carpenter was the leader of the robberies, …show more content…
For Timothy Carpenter, the records revealed 12,898 separate points of location data, an average of 101 each day over the course of four months”.(https://www.aclu.org/cases/united-states-v-carpenter) “The ACLU,filed an amicus brief arguing that the government violated the Fourth Amendment when it obtained the location records from Mr. Carpenter’s wireless carrier without a warrant. After a divided panel of the Sixth Circuit held that no warrant is required under the Fourth Amendment, Mr. Carpenter’s defense attorney filed a petition for review by the Supreme Court. In June 2017, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case. The ACLU continues to represent Mr. Carpenter before the court”. (https://www.aclu.org/cases/united-states-v-carpenter) So the question is still open to debate. Did the police officers volatile Timothy 4th amendment and should that throw the ruling of the court? Or should the case go on because Timothy didn't know his right and gave up the information freely. You