Officer was trying to conceal, not reveal, when she found gun, court rules
(NEWSER) - Beltless criminals beware: if a police officer has to haul up your pants, it's a "wardrobe assist," not a search, even if he does find a gun, according to a Minnesota court. The court was told that a suspect's baggy jeans slid to his knees when he was ordered to raise his hands, the Pioneer Press reports. The female officer found a gun as she lifted them. "She hoisted his pants presumably to conceal rather than to reveal," the court wrote. More»
