The non-English speaking defendant was then charged and convicted of knowingly or intentionally possessing the marijuana found in the creek bed, miles from where he was arrested, with an intent to distribute. Decency, security, and liberty alike demand that government officials shall be subjected to the same rules of conduct that are commands to the citizen. In a government of laws, existence of the government will be imperiled if it fails to observe the law scrupulously. Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or for evil, it teaches the whole people by its example.
Crime is contagious.
Against that pernicious doctrine this court should resolutely set its face.