Reasonable Doubt
Devonte Davon Jeter, 19, was arrested after a traffic stop in Midland, Pa., when police officers found a bag of marijuana at his feet. His public defender objected to the charge: there were four men involved in the stop, and the contraband could have belonged to any of them, he told the judge. But the defense had no answer when officer Bruce Clark testified. “Mr. Jeter asked if he could have his weed back,” Clark told the court. “I don’t know what else ‘Can I have my weed back’ can mean, other than it’s his,” said assistant district attorney Kevin Kindred. The judge agreed and held Jeter over for trial. (RC/Beaver County Times) ...Anything you say can and will be used against you in court.Original Publication Date: 18 December 2011
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