Replies to post #13046 on Cdex, Inc. (fka CDEX)

[d4diddy]

Crow, I've been wondering if a cop needs probable cause to use the meth gun in the first place. Can a cop perform such a specifically targeted test for meth without probable cause?

If a cop needs probable cause, then can't the same probable cause allow them to perform a standard search for possession?

How often will the meth gun find trace evidence where a standard search yields nothing?

Will trace evidence hold up in court or will it serve only to justify a search warrant?

[paige]

Crow3... Do you need a warrant?....to check a car that is pulled over (for what ever the reason).

LOL...I've watched cop movies all my life and they never had to wait for a warrant to check a car that they pulled over.

Besides the DOJ Sandia Research paper that we found ourselves on went thru the difference between trace and bulk.

There are uses and areas of placement for both.

The bottom line that I got from reading that piece was that Trace can/will lead to bulk.