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Tailored Police Testimony At Suppression Hearings, Joel Atlas
Tailored Police Testimony At Suppression Hearings, Joel Atlas
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
Whether a court must suppress evidence typically turns on the conduct or observations of the police officer who discovered the evidence. By falsely testifying to the facts surrounding the discovery of the evidence, a police officer may validate a blatantly unconstitutional search. New York courts have long recognized that police officers sometimes fabricate suppression testimony to meet constitutional restrictions. Indeed, the Appellate Division has rejected police testimony at suppression hearings where the officer’s testimony appears to have been “patently tailored to nullify constitutional objections.” Although, to be sure, rejections are rare and their number appears to be declining, the appellate …
The Scottsboro Trials: A Legal Lynching, Faust Rossi
The Scottsboro Trials: A Legal Lynching, Faust Rossi
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
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