"Unknowingly, Yes." — She Broke The Seal, Then Swore She Didn't

A Tallahassee police officer found a sealed bottle of vodka in a traffic stop. On her own body camera, she broke the seal, poured some of it onto the road, and capped it. The arrest report said the bottle was "opened." Ten months later she was put under oath and asked whether she had unsealed it. Her answer: "Unknowingly, yes." Calvin Riley Sr. was convicted of DUI anyway. The appeal was affirmed on August 15, 2025. SOURCES All courtroom video, deposition video and body camera footage in this video is from Our Tallahassee (@ourtallahassee), who covered this case from the arrest through the trial. Full recordings:    • Calvin Riley Sr. TPD Evidence Planting DUI...   State of Florida v. Calvin A. Riley Sr., Leon County Court. Trial April 5 and 8, 2024, Judge Jason Jones. Conviction affirmed by Florida's First District Court of Appeal, August 15, 2025 (1D2024-1559). WHAT'S IN THE FILE The stop, the search, the seal, the sworn deposition, the motion to dismiss, both opening statements, the officer on the stand, the report nobody could explain, the acquittal on count two, the closings, the verdict, and the sentence. CHAPTERS 00:00 The seal 01:48 The stop 02:54 "I don't smell anything" 04:48 Step out of the vehicle 05:37 The marijuana claim 06:37 The search 07:35 The bottle 09:24 "You are a liar" 10:54 Ten months later: under oath 11:21 The smell, under oath 11:56 The seal, under oath 12:49 "Where is the protocol?" 13:39 General Order 42 14:28 The camera goes off 15:28 Reading the record from the bench 16:43 The motion to dismiss 18:36 Opening statements 20:30 The officer takes the stand 21:07 Cross-examination 23:48 Officer Muth and the word "opened" 25:03 Count two is dismissed 26:14 Closing arguments 27:48 The verdict 28:20 Fifteen indications 28:48 The sentence 29:27 Calvin Riley speaks 31:19 The ruling I'm Judge Harlan. I don't judge the headline. I judge the record. Judge Harlan is a narrated commentary persona and the narration uses a synthetic voice. The thumbnail image is AI-assisted; every frame of video in this file is unaltered source footage. This channel is commentary and education, not legal advice.