If the State cheats, they should lose.

Our Founding Fathers were criminals.  At least that’s the way the British Government saw them.  That’s why we have certain Cardinal Rules in the world of Criminal Law.

Should criminal defendants get off due to “technicalities”?  Well, it depends.  If by “technicality” you mean The Constitution and the Bill of Rights, I think we would all agree that those still need to be followed, as well as the case law based on them.

Recently, the US Supreme Court said just that.  The DA’s did not give the defense everything they were supposed to, so the conviction was overturned.  If the DA, who already has all the resources of the state and often federal government, has to hide evidence to win, there’s significant issues with the case.

Every free American should fear “law enforcement” that believes its “above the law”.  Our Founding Fathers knew that fear all too well.

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