Tag: dog scent lineups
By Jeralyn, Section Innocence Cases
Posted on Mon Oct 05, 2009 at 11:08:40 AM EST
Tags: dog scent lineups (all tags)
Posted on Mon Oct 05, 2009 at 11:08:40 AM EST
Tags: dog scent lineups (all tags)
In Texas, police used a dog scent lineup to get the perp in a murder case. The dogs got it wrong.
According to the dogs, the perp was one of the cops. He was under suspicion for five months. Then, DNA revealed the real murderer who pleaded guilty.
The Innocence Project of Texas calls the practice "junk science that's being used by prosecutors and judges to convict people." The nonprofit group... wants state governments to ban the use of dog-scent lineups. It says an unknown number of people have been wrongly accused or convicted from the dog-scent lineups.
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