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posted by CoolHand on Friday May 01 2015, @08:15PM   Printer-friendly
from the how-you-like-it-now dept.

Ars Technica reports about a case in Missouri that may have been dropped to law enforcement's use of Stingray:

A woman accused of being a getaway driver in a series of robberies in St. Louis has changed her plea from guilty to not guilty after finding out that a stingray was used in her case.

Wilqueda Lillard was originally set to testify against her three other co-defendants, whose charges were also dropped earlier this month. As a result of changing her plea, the local prosecutor dropped the charges against her on Monday.

Terence Niehoff, Lillard’s attorney, explained to Ars that she pleaded guilty before learning about the use of the stingray. When her co-defendants’ attorneys challenged a police detective during a deposition, and that officer refused to provide further information, the case was eventually dropped.

However, Lauren Trager, the spokeswoman for the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office denied to Ars that the dropping was related:

I am unable to provide the information you requested. Despite the opinion of the defense attorney in this matter, the dismissal of the cases was not related in any way to any technology used in the investigation."

 
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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by Tork on Saturday May 02 2015, @04:54AM

    by Tork (3914) Subscriber Badge on Saturday May 02 2015, @04:54AM (#177771)
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 02 2015, @07:20AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 02 2015, @07:20AM (#177800)

    Meaning is use.

    Without use, one can't understand meaning.

  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Bogsnoticus on Saturday May 02 2015, @02:20PM

    by Bogsnoticus (3982) on Saturday May 02 2015, @02:20PM (#177870)

    Before a teacher can teach, first the student must step into the classroom.

    In other words, not everything is going to be spoon fed to you in life. If you are unwilling to take that first step towards knowledge yourself, you are not worthy of it.

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    • (Score: 2) by Tork on Saturday May 02 2015, @10:04PM

      by Tork (3914) Subscriber Badge on Saturday May 02 2015, @10:04PM (#177968)

      In other words, not everything is going to be spoon fed to you in life.

      Clear communication is not about 'spoon-feeding'. Try working in an office some time where your coworkers communicate with you through email and you'll have a better appreciation of that.

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      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 03 2015, @03:33AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 03 2015, @03:33AM (#178033)

        Clear communication is not about 'spoon-feeding'.

        It is on this case. Considering the website and the numerous other articles on this very same site that told what a Stringray is, there's really no excuse at this point for not doing the research yourself. It would take less than a minute.

        • (Score: 2) by Tork on Sunday May 03 2015, @03:59AM

          by Tork (3914) Subscriber Badge on Sunday May 03 2015, @03:59AM (#178041)
          In fraction of a minute I could have read a one-sentence description of this particular genericly-named program. But if you think the Darmok approach to reporting the news is preferable my arms are open.
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