Can a case be dismissed if the officer lies in a official police report ?
If a police officer stated he smelled contraband as a probable cause to search a vehicle and states in the official police report that he had a seen contraband in a vehicle as probable cause to search can the evidence be deemed inadmissible and the case dismissed? Also, there is a witness who can testify to the fact the officer stated he smelled contraband. The defendant also can testify to that fact. Both the defendant and witness have no previous criminal record and their testimony can be credited as law abiding citizens.
