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said registered mail." The defendants' main argument was that the trial court erred in allowing certain evidence ($ 10,000 found buried in
Rettich's yard) because it was obtained through illegal search and seizure. The court wrote that "evidence secured even by an unlawful search and seizure by state officers, when not acting in behalf of the federal government, is admissible in a prosecution for a federal offense in the United States Courts, whether seized under an invalid search warrant or without any warrant at all."
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to "nip the evil flower of marijuana in the bud." This was primarily the result of an incident in South Boston during which teenagers fired at police while apparently under the influence of marijuana. The teens had just come from a "tea party" in South Boston, which at the time referred to a party at
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Vietnam War was not a relevant issue. Following the trial, Dr. Spock stated that "Ford was not going to listen to any arguments
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that the government was wrong about the war." Spock also later stated that a friend of his, when leaving the courtroom, overheard Ford say, "They brought a bunch of slick New York lawyers to try to interfere with justice here, but they're not going to do it."
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