bigsphinxofquartz

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yimra

Jimmy literally

glamorousgamine

#they’re not technicalities!#they’re the law!#cops say it’s a technicality because they didn’t do their due diligence#if a cop finds evidence in a place he shouldn’t have had access to without a warrant#and the case or that evidence gets tossed because of it#the cop and media will say it’s a technicality#but it’s not!#it’s a constitutional right they failed to adhere to!#and the penalty is that evidence which was found illegally can’t be used 

As usual, @socialjust-ish leaves the gold in the tags and it’s up to me to mine them.

elfwreck

Things cops believe are “technicalities”:

• Can’t submit evidence they stole
• Can’t submit a confession they got by threatening to beat someone
• Charges were dropped for lack of evidence
• Charges were dropped for lack of a speedy trial (generally, starting within 30 days, unless the defendant waives that right)
• Judge blocked a subpeona for private information
• Judge refused to admit recordings made illegally
• Judge won’t allow testimony from a witness who was guilty of contempt of court
• Defendant’s lawyer was incompetent so the ruling was thrown out
• Jury found the defendant Not Guilty despite the cops being very sure he did the crime.