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State laws apparently don't matter anymore when it comes to regulating the police. The SCOTUS just ruled that it is entirely acceptable for the government to introduce evidence that the police obtained while conducting a search that is illegal under state law, but otherwise constitutional. See, in Virginia, there are restrictions on the books about how far you can go in a traffic stop. The officer thought he had probable cause based on the person's behavior, even though state law said he couldn't search the man, and the SCOTUS upheld a state court saying that the 4th amendment and his probable cause argument overrode the state law.
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http://opensocialhowto.com/2008/04/24/morningnoon-links/State laws apparently don’t matter anymore when it comes to regulating the police. The SCOTUS just ruled that it is entirely acceptable for the government to introduce evidence that the police obtained while conducting a search that is illegal under state law, but otherwise constitutional. See, in Virginia, there are restrictions on the books about how far you can go in a traffic stop. The officer thought he had probable cause based on the person’s behavior, even though state law said he couldn’ Original post by Code Monkey Ramblings
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