U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Jul. 31, 2013
Circuit grants habeas petition after dog's sniff called into question
Prosecutors' failure to disclose a police dog's history of mistaken scent identifications could mean freedom for a convicted murderer, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Monday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Prosecutors' failure to disclose a police dog's history of mistaken scent identifications could mean freedom for a convicted murderer, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Monday.
In an opinion written by Judge William A. Fletcher, the panel ruled that the Los Angeles County district attorney's office omitted mention of the fact that a police dog named Reilly had repeatedly fai...
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