Federal memo forces local official to plead Fifth in medical pot case
Craig Covey was called to testify in the delivery and manufacture of marijuana case against Jason Van Sickle, reports the Oakland Press. Van Sickle was arrested after allegedly transferring some marijuana to undercover narcotics officers who had fake medical marijuana patient cards. The medical marijuana law passed by voters in 2008 allows patients to transfer excess marijuana to other patients.As a public advocate for medical marijuana, Covey was called to testify about a dispensary that had been operating in Ferndale. He had at one time conducted a tour of the facility with the local media where he promoted the economic benefits of the dispensary and other related medical pot programs.
But just before Covey took the stand, Oakland County Assistant Prosecutor Beth Hand read a federal memo on medical marijuana prosecutions.
The Oakland Press reports the relevant section of the memo reads:
Rasor probably has more than a little compassion for Covey, considering he is a Royal Oak City Council member and that body has taken several public votes on the issue of medical marijuana.
Oakland County Prosecutor officials deny there was intimidation. They noted they are obligated to warn people if they are putting themselves in a position where they might incriminate themselves in criminal activity.
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Does he have a right to remain silent, the way a witness before a US Congressional committee can invoke the US Constitution's Fifth Amendment privilege against coerced self-incrimination? And if a witness refuses to answer Parliament's questions for
Lawyers on her side say that's a violation of her Fifth Amendment rights to avoid self-incrimination. There is no aspect of your life these control freaks don't want to have authority over. -- jaguar717 on CNET Best to file this under the Fifth
They can certainly confiscate your computer and search it for evidence of criminal activity; they can compel you to open encrypted files if you're a suspected terrorist (The Patriot Act); but if you plead the Fifth, they may not be able to order you to
An Oakland County Commissioner and former mayor of Ferndale was forced to invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self incrimination during the trial of a medical marijuana patient last week.
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Can Your Laptop Plead the Fifth Amendment? | Lawinfo Weblog
Can the government compel you to decrypt your laptop?
Ramona Fricosu says no, which is why she’s fighting federal prosecutors in Colorado who want access to her encrypted laptop , which they believe contains information relating to her alleged criminal activities.
Refusing to handover her encryption key, Fricosu is pleading the Fifth, claiming that she has a constitutional right to deny the request.
Charged with bank fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering, CNET reports that prosecutors seized an encrypted laptop from Fricosu’s home that is likely to contain evidence of the alleged crimes.
Though they’re not asking her to give them the password, they want her to type it in, so that they can access the laptop.
It’s unclear whether encryption keys are protected under the Fifth Amendment’s right against self-incrimination, as few courts have ruled specifically on this issue.
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