The DEA put a beeper in a can of ether without a warrant and used it to track the can to a storage facility. The agents then installed an entry tone alarm into the locker, but the suspects took the ether without triggering the alarm. The Supreme Court is deciding whether the installation and monitoring of the beeper violates the Fourth Amendment. The Court held that the installation did not violate the Fourth Amendment because the can belonged to the DEA and the suspects did not have a legitimate expectation of privacy in it. However, monitoring the beeper in a private residence without a warrant violates the Fourth Amendment, as it infringes on privacy interests.
United States v. Karo (1984)
Supreme Court of the United States
468 U.S. 705, 82 L. Ed. 2d 530, 104 S. Ct. 3296, 1984 U.S. LEXIS 148, SCDB 1983-165
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