4th Amendement Violation

By: Derek Hawkins//June 11, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: James J. Kaufman v. Scott Walker, et al.

Case No.: 2017AP85

Officials: Brennan, P.J., Brash and Dugan, JJ.

Focus: 4th Amendement Violation

James J. Kaufman, pro se, appeals an order dismissing his action challenging the constitutionality of the statute requiring global positioning system (GPS) tracking for sex offenders. In essence, Kaufman contends that (1) the State’s GPS tracking violates the Ex Post Facto Clause because it retroactively imposes lifetime GPS monitoring upon sex offenders, (2) the GPS tracking violates his Fourth Amendment rights, and (3) he was entitled to a particularized due process determination before the State could impose the GPS tracking upon him. We disagree and, therefore, affirm the trial court’s order.

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