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Appeals court finds Adams County deputy performed illegal pat-down search, reverses drug conviction
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…