Jones v. Sterling

OPINION

HURWITZ, Justice.

¶ 1 Petitioners in these cases were charged with drug offenses following traffic stops and the discovery of drugs in the cars in which they were traveling. They claim that the police officers who stopped the vehicles were engaged in “racial profiling,” the selective enforcement of traffic laws based on race. The issue before us is whether the defendants are entitled to the appointment of an expert witness to assist them in proving this allegation.

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¶2 Petitioners Anthony James Jones, an African-American, and Luis Rodriguez-Bur-gos and Jose Altagracia Rodriguez, both of…