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Thread (Discussion): Supreme Court...split on police searches...
Message 167023
Posted by orolan
on Nov 09, 2005 09:29 PM | Also by orolan
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Supreme Court seems split on police searches of homes
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-11-08-scotus-searches_x.htm
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared deeply divided Tuesday over whether police have the right to enter a home to search for drugs if one resident of the home gives permission to search and another resident refuses.
This is an interesting case. She said they could search, he said they couldn't. Police did anyway, and found cocaine traces on a straw. Thing is, only he was charged. They both live there. So why him and not her?
Selective prosecution.
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Message 167112 (In Reply to Message 167023)
Posted by rabbitreborn
on Nov 10, 2005 07:39 PM | Also by rabbitreborn
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Thing is, only he was charged. They both live there. So why him and not her?
Okay, my take on this? He was the only one charged because the assumption is that since he refused them the right to search, the drugs must have been his. I know, it shouldn't matter, since it was in a communal area, but that is the assumption.
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Message 167174 (In Reply to Message 167112)
Posted by orolan
on Nov 12, 2005 02:41 AM | Also by orolan
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More like he's the man, she's the woman and it was a DV call. That means anything she says he did or had is Gospel.
Odds are the whole argument started because he snorted all the coke and didn't leave her a few lines.
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167023, orolan, Nov 09, 2005 09:29 PM
167112, rabbitreborn, Nov 10, 2005 07:39 PM
167174, orolan, Nov 12, 2005 02:41 AM
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