article_snippet.sent: Testifying on Wednesday, Baltimore police Detective Emmanuel Cabreja said The Baltimore Police Department is under orders by the US government to withhold evidence from criminal trials and to ignore subpoenas in cases where the device is used.
article_snippet.sent: Baltimore police Detective Emmanuel Cabreja said under questioning from defense attorneys that Baltimore police Detective Emmanuel Cabreja did not comply with a subpoena to bring the device to court because of a nondisclosure agreement between the Baltimore police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. '
article_snippet.sent: Does Baltimore police Detective Emmanuel Cabreja instruct you to withhold evidence from the state's attorney and the circuit court of Baltimore city, even if upon order to produce?' asked defense attorney Joshua Insley. '
article_snippet.sent: Yes,' Baltimore police Detective Emmanuel Cabreja replied, saying Baltimore police Detective Emmanuel Cabreja spoke with the FBI last week about The case.
article_snippet.sent: The FBI declined to immediately answer questions about the case last night.
article_snippet.sent: Police across the country have largely been kept silent on how Police across the country use the devices.
article_snippet.sent: You don't have a nondisclosure agreement with the court,' Circuit Judge Barry Williams told police Detective John Haley, part of the department's advanced technical team. '
article_snippet.sent: The prosecutors instead withdrew the evidence, avoiding a contempt citation and questions about the equipment's use.
highlights_snippet.sent: Detective says department under orders from US government to withhold evidence from courts where device has been used .
  