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Government

Jun. 4, 2002

Court Takes on Berry Picker's Civil-Rights Suit

WASHINGTON - On the night of Nov. 28, 1997, Oliverio Martinez was riding his bicycle across a vacant lot in a residential area of Oxnard when he was stopped by two police officers investigating narcotics activity in the area.

By David F. Pike
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        WASHINGTON - On the night of Nov. 28, 1997, Oliverio Martinez was riding his bicycle across a vacant lot in a residential area of Oxnard when he was stopped by two police officers investigating narcotics activity in the area.
        One of the officers frisked Martinez, 28, and found a knife...

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