State v. Mineo

W. TROY HALL, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Limitations on governmental power in regard to its citizens is not a recent development. From the time people sought to govern themselves it became apparent that to secure fundamental rights it was essential to protect them against governmental intrusions, otherwise such rights would be empty. The founding fathers sought to protect certain rights which they considered fundamental against governmental interference. They realized that there must exist some reins on authority for our rights to be of any weight, and accordingly sought the adoption of the Bill of…