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: Dispatches from the Culture Wars

Judge Removed for Blatantly Illegal Warrant

By Ed Brayton

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Balko has the story of a Texas judge who clearly violated the law in issuing a search warrant for a defense attorney's home:

Collin County District Judge Mark Rusch signed a search warrant that allowed Frisco police to raid the office of defense attorney Keith Gore. According to court papers, Rusch had police bring the evidence to his house.

"I've never seen it happen, I've never heard of it happening, and I've never read of it happening," said Rick Hagen, president of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.

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Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on October 18, 2008 (boomark / email).

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