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Evidence Scandal Leads to the Dismissal of over 140 Texas Criminal Cases

Loaded on Nov. 16, 2017 by Matthew Clarke published in Criminal Legal News December, 2017, page 34
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Police Misconduct. Location: Texas.

by Matt Clarke

Destruction of evidence held at the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office led to the dismissal of over 140 Texas criminal cases—most of them involving drug charges.

When supervisors at the Precinct 4 Constable’s Office directed Deputy Constable Chris Hess to organize the evidence …

 

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