According to the Fourth Amendment, "The right of the people to the security of their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated." Without the Fourth Amendment, people would have no rights to their personal privacy. Police officers could simply walk into people's homes and take anything they could use as evidence and use it against them As it became increasingly difficult to define what exactly privacy is for us and whether or not the Fourth Amendment protects it, FBI agents suspected that Antoine Jones was involved in sex trafficking activities. drugs To help federal agents with the case, they attached a GPS tracking device to his car to monitor his every move authorities had received a warrant to place the device within 10 days and only in the District of Columbia they located by the 11th day in Maryland. After a month of pursuit, they linked Jones to a stash house with nearly $850,000 in cash, a kilogram of crack cocaine, 97 kilograms of powder cocaine and also items to package the narcotics. He was sentenced to life in prison for possession of cocaine with intent to sell and distribute. Jones filed an appeal that reached the U.S. Supreme Court. He argued that placing the GPS tracking device on his vehicle was a violation of his Fourth Amendment right because they had invaded his private property without a proper warrant. For this reason his conviction was invalid as the evidence used against him was obtained illegally. The key issue in the case was whether or not Jones' Fourth Amendment right had been violated. After careful deliberation... middle of paper ......l Law Review. February 06, 2012. November 20, 2013. Thompson, Richard M. “United States v. Jones: GPS Tracking, Property, and Privacy.” Congressional Research Service. April 30, 2012. November 18, 2013 “UNITED STATES v. JONES.” Legal Information Institute: Cornell University Law School. November 19, 2013. “UNITED STATES VS. JONES.” The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. November 18, 2013. “USA v. Jones Concerning Unwarranted GPS Installation and Tracking Under the Fourth Amendment.” EPIC - Electronic Privacy Information Center. November 18. 2013 .