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BLT: Lacking GPS Data, Prosecutors Turn To Cell Tower Information:

Earlier this year the U.S. Supreme Court said federal prosecutors in Washington will not be able to use global positioning system information in an upcoming drug conspiracy trial here.

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The Jones case is back in Washington federal district court, and it now turns out that the authorities may not need the GPS data to try to link Jones to the drug house.

Prosecutors said they intend to use cell tower data in place of the GPS information, court records show. Cell tower data was not used in either of the first two trials involving Jones.

Jones’ attorney, A. Eduardo Balarezo, late Thursday filed court papers (PDF) in the case challenging the prosecution’s planned use of tower data to show Jones’ movement in the Washington metropolitan area.

Cell tower information is less reliable than GPS because of the ability of a cell phone to leapfrog over cell towers to others less close, but most persons who claim to be experts on this will admit the failings.

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