South Carolina Criminal Defense Blog

No one but Barry Cooper would pull a stunt like this one:

KopBusters rented a house in Odessa, Texas and began growing two small Christmas trees under a grow light similar to those used for growing marijuana. When faced with a suspected marijuana grow, the police usually use illegal FLIR cameras and/or lie on the search warrant affidavit claiming they have probable cause to raid the house. Instead of conducting a proper investigation which usually leads to no probable cause, the Kops lie on the affidavit claiming a confidential informant saw the plants and/or the police could smell marijuana coming from the suspected house.

The trap was set and less than 24 hours later, the Odessa narcotics unit raided the house only to find KopBuster's attorney waiting under a system of complex gadgetry and spy cameras that streamed online to the KopBuster's secret mobile office nearby.

The attorney was handcuffed and later released when eleven KopBuster detectives arrived with the media in tow to question the illegal raid. The police refused to give KopBusters the search warrant affidavit which is suspected to contain the lies regarding the probable cause.

Barry and others are protesting the conviction of Yolanda Madden, who was charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana, even though the Odessa narcotics unit's informant testified that they made him plant the drugs on her, the informant then passed a polygraph, Yolanda passed a polygraph, and Yolanda passed a drug test. Yolanda was convicted anyway and sentenced to 8 years in prison.

What I want to know is what kind of information the officers' search warrant affidavit contained when they raided the Kopbuster's house. I guarantee that the officers and authorities are going to attempt to charge Barry & Co. with some type of crime as a result of this embarrassment. (H/T Windypundit)