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Appeals court finds Adams County deputy performed illegal pat-down search, reverses drug conviction
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An Adams County sheriff’s deputy caught Marvin Clever jaywalking late one night and stopped him. Clever indicated he would be more careful in the future. But after talking for a few minutes more, Deputy Steffen Hileman decided to search Clever for weapons, ultimately discovering methamphetamine. A jury convicted Clever of drug possession and a judge…