“ Texas’s “corroboration” law had an immediate positive impact. Once prosecutors needed more than just the word of one person to convict someone of a drug offense they began scrutinizing law enforcement tactics. ”
Sheila Jackson-Lee
Summary
“H.R. 129”, is a work by Sheila Jackson-Lee. It explores elements such as antidrug, law enforcement and Byrne.
Quotes from H.R. 129 (Sheila Jackson-Lee)
“ Sense Of Congress.—It is the sense of Congress that— (1) grants under the Byrne grants program should be prohibited for States that do not exercise effective control over antidrug task forces; (2) at a minimum, no State that fails to prohibit criminal convictions based solely on the testimony of a law enforcement officer or informants should receive a grant under such program; and (3) corroborative evidence, such as video or audio tapes, drugs, and money, should always be required for such criminal convictions to be sustained. ”
“ To increase the evidentiary standard required to convict a person for a drug offense, to require screening of law enforcement officers or others acting under color of law participating in drug task forces, and for other purposes. ”
