When they searched his car, with his consent, they found quite a stash of meth and cocaine.
I get that they might have to let him go due to the 4th amendment violation, but I also think that he should be given probation or rehab or something. Just because the criminal portion has ended doesn't mean the public health/safety angle needs to be ignored.
> but I also think that he should be given probation or rehab or something.
“Given” how? Except with due process—including findings based on legally obtained evidence—the government can't “give” him any mandate depriving him of liberty.
Ignoring solid evidence just because it was acquired illegally is mockery of justice, logic and common sense. If it was collected illegally then punish the person that did the illegal thing but do not discard the evidence.
I know it's how things are in US. Some stupid thing someone came up with in 1920 stuck there. Not sure if any other country on the planet has such a silly rule.
If evidence is false or tampered with then by all means ignore it, but if it's solid it doesn't matter if it came out just because someone committed some additional crime.
I get that they might have to let him go due to the 4th amendment violation, but I also think that he should be given probation or rehab or something. Just because the criminal portion has ended doesn't mean the public health/safety angle needs to be ignored.