Doggedly searching for the crux of the biscuit.
Updating an old story: you may remember this post from last fall, about the Pizza Pit delivery guy who forgot to take his marijuana out of the bank deposit bag before dropping it in the slot. The prosecutor in the case has asked the judge to drop the charges because the delivery guy went to the bank the next day and got his weed back.
"The bank teller gave the marijuana back to him so we didn't have any evidence," Tiffany said. "She was smart enough to call police, but then she gave it back to him."
As an attorney in Iowa City who sometimes handles criminal defense, I find this story heartwarming.
Posted by: NotATurtle at February 9, 2007 11:57 AMAs a technical writer in North Carolina who sometimes has, uhh, short-term memory lapses, I find this story reassuring.
Posted by: apostropher at February 9, 2007 12:07 PMVery sloppy police work obviously, and not the prosecutir's fault.
But it sounds like the prosecutor is not a very aggressive guy. Did he consider interviewing the Pizza Pit delivery guy to see if the teller extorted anything?
Posted by: SlouchingTom at February 13, 2007 12:28 AM