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Originally Posted by TXRebel

Searching his house and car (being that he was riding a motorcycle) just seems a little extreme, when no weapons were found. IMOH, unless he had a criminal record, it shouldn’t have went past record checks, outside by the patrol car.

Agreed.

Originally Posted by ade06

I'm going off of the "facts" and mental recollections that Brad stated throughout the post. You are correct that I nor anyone else on this board (other than Brad) was there. But as Brad also noted, he didn't think that this was a big deal nor was he mad that his whole day was wasted (I would have been, but to each their own). But, I don't think that I'm out of line by analyzing Brad's recollections that he was flattened on the floor, cuffed, dragged downtown (the 2 mile away police station) in a small conservative town and before he could be released, the police "had" to check out his house, car, bike and bags. Would the police have "had" to do all of the above mentioned things if Brad had requested an attorney or had one present? I think not. And, I didn't have to be there in person to offer my opinion based on the "facts" presented. No harm intended, my statements are just my opinions (as are the rest of the posters in any given thread).

No harm taken, and I agree that without consent the cops really had no basis for a search. And I believe if the cops had found drugs or some illegal contraband unrelated to an implement of armed robbery, no prosecutor worth his salt would have approved charges, as that evidence would have been irreparably tainted, regardless of any consent for the search.