Road Rights
February, 2000
In 1995, when state troopers in Wyoming pulled over a Cadillac with a burned-out taillight, they did not suspect one of its passengers, Sandra Houghton, of wrongdoing. An officer approached the car and noticed a syringe sticking out of the driver's shirt pocket. Upon questioning, the driver allegedly admitted that he had used the needle to inject drugs. The troopers arrested him and ordered Houghton and another passenger out of the car. Officers then searched the car, as well as a purse Houghton...