Paging Jack McCoy
Justices Say Evidence Is Valid Despite Police Error
In a 5-to-4 opinion, the court upheld the federal conviction of Bennie Dean Herring, who from the court records appears to have been very unlucky as well as felonious in his conduct. In upholding the conviction, the court’s majority came to a conclusion that will most likely please those who complain about criminals going free on “technicalities” and alarm those who fear that the high court is looking for ways to narrow the reach of the exclusionary rule.
What does it say about me that the first thing I thought when reading this article was "Hmmmm...I wonder how long before this is used as a central plot point on a Law & Order episode"?
