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N.D. W.Va. notes that officers have an interest in having their searches validated such that it bears on their credibility

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

In weighing the credibility of witnesses, the N.D. W.Va. notes that officers have an interest in having their searches validated such that it bears on their credibility. The officers responded to a domestic disturbance call and heard nothing from inside. The came to the door and pushed open a door to better see inside. United States v. Bridges, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 47850 (N.D. W.Va. June 12, 2008): In weighing the credibility of the witnesses, the Court is well aware that all three of them have an interest in the outcome of this motion. Williams and Floyd obviously have an interest in having the constitutionality of their search validated. No officer wants to commit an error that results in a criminal going free due to the suppression of incriminating evidence...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on June 28, 2008 (boomark / email).