Supreme Court rules 5-3 that mistakes by officer don’t undermine conviction
Posted on | June 20, 2016 | No Comments
Supreme Court rules 5-3 that mistakes by officer don’t undermine conviction
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that courts need not suppress evidence of a crime even if the arresting police officer used unlawful tactics to obtain it. The decision prompted fierce dissents from three of the court’s liberals. The court voted 5 to 3 to reverse a decision of the Utah Supreme Court that threw out the drug possession evidence seized from Edward Strieff in 2006. The majority agreed that South Salt Lake police officer Douglas Fackrell did not have reasonable suspicion to stop Strieff. But once Fackrell radioed in and found that there was an outstanding warrant on Strieff for a traffic violation, his search that turned up the drugs was legitimate. “While Officer Fackrell’s decision
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