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3 false convictions linked to dog-based scent lineups in Florida

Since I first wrote about "scent lineups" conducted by dogs, this questionable forensic tactic has garnered a lot more attention with another civil suit filed in Victoria and critical national news coverage (in USA Today), all focused on Texas' chief proponent and practitioner of scent lineups, Fort Bend Sheriff's Deputy Keith Pikett.Now thanks to Radley Balko I discover there's a similar case in Florida that's already resulted in three exonerations and could lead to dozens more. Writes columnist Scott Maxwell in the Orlando Sentinel ("How many more are innocent," June 14):[Defendant Bill] Dillon, after all, was not alone in his wrongful imprisonment. At least two other men suffered the same fate ? and another shared link: a dog.Not just any dog...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on July 03, 2009 (boomark / email).