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“BAD COP… NO DOUGHNUT.” Supreme Court of the United States* New Castle Delaware, 1976. A police officer decided to stop a car. No traffic law had been broken. No equipment violations were visible. But the driver, Mr. Prouse, was in for a bad day. At the pre-trial suppression hearing, the officer testified: “I saw the […]
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The supermarket checkout isles are awash in tabloids whose existence depends upon us believing that what is in print must be true. They do a great business. The same is true for many sites on the internet giving advice about what to do when stopped by police. These sites, written by legal-eagle wannabes, have one […]
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15 May '15An Attempted Murder case just went the right way for the defense in Saratoga County. This was a retrial after a conviction and a reversal by the Appellate Division. One of the main reasons for the first verdict being overturned was that the accused was not allowed to present expert testimony to establish her actions […]
