>Two officers were stationed outside the man's hospital roomon the night of his arrest and were relieved by two others in the morning. Theman testified that when he awoke that morning, he asked if he could contact alawyer.According to his testimony, one of the officers replied,"suck a dick." The officer, in his testimony, denied that allegation.
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>It wasn't until after his surgery around 2 p.m. and after he repeatedly asked for a lawyer, the man testified, that another officer arrived with a cellphone that was used to call his lawyer. The next day, that officer took a statement from the man.
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>According to the decision, the officer asked if the man told his lawyer about the assault, suggesting he might not want to follow his lawyer's advice — something the judge deemed a breach of solicitor-client privilege.

This is why the charges were dropped. The cops screwed it up so badly that even if there was a conviction, it would likely just get overturned on appeal.