Q: Why is it so difficult to find an attorney who practices Police Misconduct area?
I have been hunting one down for well over a year now and can't seem to find anyone who wants to get involved. I am disabled and was involved in a 1 car MVA (hubby was driving)out of my State, SOL expires 12/23/20. Trooper is in audio and video as last person in possession of my medical marijuana, $600 worth. Audio has him and a fellow trooper discussing said bag, "All the good stuff disappears anyway!" I was arrested, even though the Traveling Patient clause in their OWN MMJ program had been on the books for several years. They knew they couldn't put it on me, so they went pretty hard on my husband. That is when the domino's started falling and it continues today.
After 11 months,14 days, they finally dismissed my charges. Once my case was closed, I contacted the Prosecutor's office asking about the bag. It took a while for a response, but she said she had asked the Trooper, who gave 3 scenarios of what "could" have happened to my bag. Ridiculous!
A:
In order to sue a police officer you have to usually prove that somebody has successfully sued over an extremely similar issue in the past. Which is difficult because it means the first person to sue over a unique issue will usually not recover any money.
Did this happen in Arkansas or Oklahoma?
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