Testilying Case??
January 18, 2011
In perusing the dozens of police cases that come out each month, I am sometimes struck by a scarce few that seem to have real import for the future of police practices.
Take a look at this link, and let me know what you think. The limitations of the appellate court’s power (and their interpretation of “how much” the police may have lied) seem to be the only factors that kept this from coming back to haunt the arresting officers and their case.
As I have said time and again, it is important when dealing with a police client to remember that there are legal, moral, and yes — cultural — issues in play. In light of this decision, it will be intriguing to see what happens in the next few big cases that bring so-called testilying into focus.
