Law enforcement officers suspect Chris of drug trafficking. Without a warrant, the officers install a tracking device on a vehicle belonging to Chris's mother. Tracking the vehicle with the device produces incriminating evidence, and Chris is charged with trafficking. He argues that the government's use of the device violated his Fourth Amendment rights by subjecting him to an unlawful "search." Under the principles discussed in "A Sample Court Case," United States v. Jones, the court is most likely to rule that the officers' installation of the device was

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The court is likely to rule that the officers' installation of the tracking device on Chris's mother's vehicle is a search and an unlawful trespass because it involves physical intrusion onto private property (the vehicle) for the purpose of obtaining information. The fact that the officers did not have a warrant to conduct this search would strengthen Chris's argument that his Fourth Amendment rights were violated. The production of incriminating evidence does not determine whether or not a search occurred, as established in United States v. Jones.

Law Enforcement Officers Suspect Chris of Drug Trafficking