Curry v. State

There is no evidence in the record whatsoever that Patricia Curry, who stood accused of a crime by the State but remained innocent until proven guilty, was advised of and personally agreed to a waiver of her Fourth Amendment rights as a special condition of her bond. Surely it is not the law in our State that the mere signature of an accused’s counsel on a special conditions of bond form, standing alone, is sufficient to waive the accused’s Fourth Amendment rights. Something more should be required in cases involving fundamental constitutional rights that are personal to the accused, and, in…