Nation : Police Lie Invalidates Murder Case
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BOSTON — A man accused of killing a detective during a drug raid cannot be tried because police lied to obtain the search warrant, a judge ruled today.
Superior Court Judge Charles M. Grabau dismissed the murder charge against Albert Lewin, 33, ending a case that has raised questions about whether police routinely lie in obtaining warrants.
“A fair trial is not possible,” the judge told a jammed courtroom. “The conduct was egregious . . . and the evidence is tainted.”
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