Legal Opinion
State v. Zahn
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided March 14, 2012No. 25584PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEVERSON, Justice.
[¶ 1.] Without obtaining a search warrant, police attached a global positioning system (GPS) device to Elmer Wayne Zahn, Jr.’s vehicle. The GPS device enabled officers to track and record the speed, time, direction, and geographic location of Zahn’s vehicle within five to ten feet for nearly a month. Police used the information they gathered to obtain a search warrant for two storage units that Zahn frequently visited. Officers recovered drug paraphernalia and approximately one pound of marijuana from a freezer in one of the storage units. Before trial, the trial court…
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