23 April 2005
High court says cocaine evidence OK
Let's Hear it for the Supremes!
The SD Supreme court made a good ruling on this on. The Chief has kvetched a lot about bad judgement in various instances, so will also note cases of judicial sanity, and this is one.
In this case, the perp got busted with pot, and when police took a urine sample, it also popped positive for cocaine - a felony. The Supremes ruled that this was fair use of the legally obtained urine sample - even though it provided evidence of an additional offense. Score one for the good guys.
The SD Supreme court made a good ruling on this on. The Chief has kvetched a lot about bad judgement in various instances, so will also note cases of judicial sanity, and this is one.
In this case, the perp got busted with pot, and when police took a urine sample, it also popped positive for cocaine - a felony. The Supremes ruled that this was fair use of the legally obtained urine sample - even though it provided evidence of an additional offense. Score one for the good guys.
