tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post4732692289640293174..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Appellate court upholds exclusion of dog-scent lineup evidenceGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-41636017603492107022012-04-21T12:52:42.016-05:002012-04-21T12:52:42.016-05:00At the Border Patrol checkpoint north of Laredo, t...At the Border Patrol checkpoint north of Laredo, the dog barked like crazy. The agent looked at me and at the driver and we were not reacting at all. He said, "Go ahead."<br /><br />The dog had been trained to bark on hidden signal from the controller. All he wanted was to see our reactions. <br /><br />Clearly dogs cannot testify as to whether or not they were acting independently on on signal. Till they can this stuff is crap.Thomas Denneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-17484958444363223692011-08-01T10:57:08.550-05:002011-08-01T10:57:08.550-05:00Keith Pickett is what prosecutors call payed for w...Keith Pickett is what prosecutors call payed for whore. Sad to say he probably sleeps well,all the bad ones do. Evil reigns when good men remain silent,thank you trial judge for not remaining silent. It takes a lot to go against the good ole boy mentality,but only a good man can stand up for whats right,a bad man hears and sees and says no evil so evil can reign on.Lisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-8859379799219086722011-08-01T09:18:01.425-05:002011-08-01T09:18:01.425-05:00This is the other side of the coin from the confro...This is the other side of the coin from the confrontation clause debate in some ways and an extension of it in others. <br /><br />Certainly if we can persuade judges to properly evaluate junk science in their role as gatekeepers and give them the proper evidence to do so, then we can avoid merely having to litigate the application of clearly erroneous techniques.<br /><br />However, the ability to circumvent the confrontation clause by allowing subsequent expert's using previous expert's data, without knowing the flaws that went into data collection, prosecutors may be able to clothe junk science in the veneer of legitimacy.<br /><br />I worry about how intelligent but less scrupulous prosecutors might make use of current and developing case law to do just that.<br /><br />Its an issue that comes up often in drug and DWI cases where substances or blood are being tested in crime labs.John C. Prezashttp://wilcocriminallawyer.com/dwi-dui/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-16364255543436854222011-07-31T06:29:29.015-05:002011-07-31T06:29:29.015-05:005:33, the only "pets" in this discussion...5:33, the only "pets" in this discussion are the ones giving testimony in Fort Bend County. Woof! Woof!Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-52342259131927701772011-07-31T02:23:57.854-05:002011-07-31T02:23:57.854-05:00Anonymous 05:33 apparently has no problem with peo...Anonymous 05:33 apparently has no problem with people being convicted using manifestly unreliable evidence, and presumably opposes even attempts to ensure evidentiary reliability. Does this "contributor" really think that law enforcement should just decide who they think is guilty and then be allowed to present just any old snake oil in court? Sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-50703258732109017802011-07-30T21:07:41.660-05:002011-07-30T21:07:41.660-05:00The state used this nonsense "science" i...The state used this nonsense "science" in a murder case we handled a couple of years ago. Complete BS. Keith Pikett is a snake oil salesman. I wonder how he sleeps at night knowing that he has undoubtedly caused the conviction of innocent citizens.GalvestonLawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01297465477507355211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-21515477075950071352011-07-30T08:52:47.098-05:002011-07-30T08:52:47.098-05:00Looks like the wolf is at the door for dog scent e...Looks like the wolf is at the door for dog scent evidence.DEWEYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-21592432675727716982011-07-29T20:45:50.164-05:002011-07-29T20:45:50.164-05:00Grits asked, "What does this mean for the 2,0...Grits asked, "What does this mean for the 2,000 or so past cases where Texas courts already allowed this now-deemed unreliable testimony?"<br /><br />Doesn't it mean that all those defense attorneys can sit by their mailbox and wait for the sheriff's depts to let them know about this now discredited junk science? Isn't that what the Innoncence Project recommends?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-27314748114914577762011-07-29T17:33:17.568-05:002011-07-29T17:33:17.568-05:00The more evidence we disallow, the more likely our...The more evidence we disallow, the more likely our pets can go free. Video evidence is opposed, eye witness testimony is opposed, "snitches" are opposed. Nothing must stand in the way of our pets being allowed to be free and celebrate their deeds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-35153888101916177872011-07-29T10:24:35.965-05:002011-07-29T10:24:35.965-05:00Finally...someone has put a stop to this crock-o-s...Finally...someone has put a stop to this crock-o-s*** method of evidence gathering. <br /><br />Now someone needs to do the same with polygraphs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com