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Criminal

Mar. 21, 2001

Canine Olfactory Sleuth's Smellsay Evidence Fails

LOS ANGELES - A police dog named Reilly has failed to pin an arson rap on rap performer Nate Dogg. Los Angeles criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos - whose best-known clients are tight-lipped, often-shackled Susan McDougal of Whitewater fame and former president Bill Clinton's garrulous half-brother Roger Clinton, recently charged with DUI - claims that Dog v. Dogg is a cautionary tale about "smellsay" evidence gathered by police K-9s.

        By Garry Abrams
        
        LOS ANGELES - A police dog named Reilly has failed to pin an arson rap on rap performer Nate Dogg.
        Los Angeles criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos - whose best-known clients are tight-lipped, often-shackled Susan McDougal of Whitewater fame...

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