“Here, police decided the Constitution didn’t matter,” he told WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren. “They were the judge, the jury, the law. They decided all that themselves. Finally, it’s coming to light. Finally, the individuals are having their day in court. They’re having their voices heard.”

The Public Defender’s Office told Hellgren they are now looking at three thousand or more cases these officers worked on that are comprised and should be dropped.