The warrantless use of a cell-site simulator to track down a criminal suspect has led a federal judge to suppress narcotics seized from a Manhattan apartment.
Southern District Judge William Pauley appears to be the first federal judge to rule that the use of a cell-site simulator, which picks up the “pings” from a cellphone that would normally go to a cellphone tower, requires law enforcement to get a warrant to avoid violating the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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