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Originally posted by Timber Loftis:
Here's the rule -- they can't go search your lawyer's office. Pretty simple rule. Based on what I've heard, the police just ignored an obvious rule -- OJ style. As with OJ, tainted evidence and piss poor police practices just may allow a guilty man to get off the hook. We should demand better from the police. When they screw up, all evidence resulting from it become inadmissible.
It was a really wanker move they pulled -- getting a warrant for his attorney's office. Sneaky gits will get what they deserve. Unfortunately, their actions may result in a failure of justice for the potential victim.
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One nice thing about Englands legal system (from what I've heard) is that in a case such as this the evidence is still admissable, but the officer gets a heavy fine, so at least they can't let the guy go on a technicality, and it should (in theory) make cops a bit more careful.