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Originally Posted by Skip
"...This is a really strange story, I am surprised one of our Wolfeboro regulars hasn't posted details yet..."
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The story is "around" at Wolfeboro forums: Apparently, he is out on bail and been sighted walking around the Town.
Wolfeboro "Police Commissioner" isn't as all-powerful a position as it would appear: The
civilian "Wolfeboro Police Commission" was founded to keep a tight rein on a Police Chief's activities around Wolfeboro. With the hindsight given by this arrest, that Commission appears to have been operating
counter to Wolfeboro's best interests. (
That Police Chief eventually resigned).
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Originally Posted by fatlazyless
"...Hopefully, he can convince a judge that a strong odor of marijuana...is simply not a reasonable cause for an IIllinois police officer to search a vehicle which was stopped for a minor speeding violation.
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Police "senses" have been questioned ever since marijuana appeared on the scene: A recent U.S. Supreme Court case regarding the use of an officer's senses in a traffic stop resulted in Justice Alito's minority opinion that:
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"...He said the replacement of what had been an easy-to-understand 'bright line' rule for police 'is virtually certain to confuse law enforcement officers and judges for some time to come.'"
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At long last, no more starving lawyers in the war against illegal drug use.
