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As far as I know, current US precedent has a long line of cases justifying "reasonable police mistakes" as par for the course, so that's really the most you can
by Sacho 10y ago
As far as I know, current US precedent has a long line of cases justifying "reasonable police mistakes" as par for the course, so that's really the most you can hope for.
Here's some examples:
https://www.nycourts.gov/ctapps/Decisions/2015/Apr15/50opn15-Decision.pdf https://www.nycourts.gov/ctapps/Decisions/2015/Apr15/50opn15...
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/13-604_ec8f.pdf https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/13-604_ec8f.pdf
And this is how it usually plays out outside the courtroom:
https://blog.simplejustice.us/2014/12/17/but-for-video-a-mistake-of-law/ https://blog.simplejustice.us/2014/12/17/but-for-video-a-mis...