The term „mishandling“ downplays what appears to be happening in the video: a cop generating probable cause for an arrest. There‘s a small possibility the drugs were discovered earlier but no recording existed, so the officers „reenacted“ the discovery and hoped no one would notice their subterfuge. Either way, it‘s something you just can‘t do, not if you want to keep your conviction.

As for the other 53 cases under review, many of them appear to be headed for dismissal. And the original estimate of 53 was incredibly low.