U.S. v. Dessesaure, No. Crim. No. 03-10191-NG (D.Mass.) (314 F.Supp.2d 81) (April 13, 2004) (Judge Nancy Gertner)
Loaded on April 1, 2004
published in Punch and Jurists
April 19, 2004
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Warrantless Searches.
This case is a classic and disturbingly graphic example of the extremes to which law enforcement officers will sometimes go to secure a conviction - here based on theories that the Court found were “legally preposterous" and evidence that was not credible.
Having been buffeted by a series …
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