Government Opposes Rehearing In 7th Circuit Case Over Use Of Cell-Site Simulator

Mealey's (January 25, 2017, 1:04 PM EST) -- CHICAGO — In a Jan. 24 brief in the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, the U.S. government argues that en banc hearing is not merited in a dispute over law enforcement’s use of a cell-site simulator to track a suspect, stating that a panel decision denying suppression of the device’s gathered information was in line with case law and did not create a circuit split on rights under the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (United States of America v. Damian Patrick, No.15-2443, 7th Cir.)....