{"id":672,"date":"2020-11-24T16:38:18","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T21:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tampacriminallawyer.net\/?p=672"},"modified":"2026-01-08T07:25:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T12:25:58","slug":"florida-court-discusses-fourth-amendment-protections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/florida-court-discusses-fourth-amendment-protections\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Court Discusses Fourth Amendment Protections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-685 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Florida-Court-Fourth-Amendment-Protections-300x169.png\" alt=\"Florida-Court-Fourth-Amendment-Protections-300x169\" width=\"359\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Florida-Court-Fourth-Amendment-Protections-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Florida-Court-Fourth-Amendment-Protections-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Florida-Court-Fourth-Amendment-Protections-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Florida-Court-Fourth-Amendment-Protections-1000x563.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Florida-Court-Fourth-Amendment-Protections-213x120.png 213w, https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Florida-Court-Fourth-Amendment-Protections.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When the police conduct a criminal investigation, they will typically obtain a warrant to uncover information that is private or otherwise not readily accessible. If the police gather certain evidence without a warrant, however, it may violate the Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizures, and the evidence may be deemed inadmissible. Not all information is protected against warrantless searches, though, as demonstrated in a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1dca.org\/content\/download\/688859\/opinion\/184514_DC08_11162020_135224_i.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Florida opinion<\/a> issued in a homicide case, in which the court ruled that information from a third-party GPS system was not private. If you are charged with murder or a related offense, it is essential to retain an assertive Tampa criminal defense attorney who will fight to protect your rights.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Alleged Crime and Investigation<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Allegedly, the victim was found murdered in a park. He had been staying at a hotel prior to his death. The defendant resided at the hotel also, along with his girlfriend. The hotel had cameras, and when the police reviewed the surveillance footage, they observed the victim leaving the hotel with the defendant and the defendant returning alone a few hours later. The police learned that the defendant often used his girlfriend\u2019s car, which was equipped with a GPS tracker.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, while the defendant generally had permission to use the car, the girlfriend did not know he took it on the night of the murder and reported it stolen. As such, she contacted her financing company, which had installed a GPS tracker, to track the car\u2019s location. The police obtained GPS information from the company without a warrant. The information revealed that the defendant drove to the park where the victim was found on the night of the murder.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/florida-court-discusses-fourth-amendment-protections\/#more-672\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the police conduct a criminal investigation, they will typically obtain a warrant to uncover information that is private or otherwise not readily accessible. If the police gather certain evidence without a warrant, however, it may violate the Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizures, and the evidence may be deemed inadmissible. 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