Warrantless Review of Electronic Monitoring Data: Cases Outside North Carolina

Published for NC Criminal Law on August 28, 2025.

In February, I blogged about State v. Thomas, 295 N.C. App. 564 (2024), and whether law enforcement can review ankle-monitoring data without a warrant. The defendant in Thomas was on post-release supervision when officers pulled his location data, and the Court of Appeals upheld the warrantless retrieval of the data. However, questions remain about whether ... Read more

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