The supreme court, of Illinois, decides people v. Park: “police officers may not be presumed to possess the requisite expertise to identify a narcotic substance … because it simply is far too likely that a non-expert would err in his conclusion on this matter, and taint the entire fact-finding process.”
[added 11/21/2022] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.
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Authority:
illinois constitution of 1970, article I, section 2
www.ilga.gov/commission/lrb/con1.htm
References:
People v. Park :: 1978 :: Supreme Court of Illinois Decisions :: Illinois Case Law :: Illinois Law :: US Law :: Justia
law.justia.com/cases/illinois/supreme-court/1978/49728-6.html
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