52 Pa. Super. 272 - Commonwealth v. Hoffman’s Empirical Analysis
1912
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
3
states following
May 1994
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Hargrove v. State · Spears v. State · Simpson v. State · Hodge v. State · State v. Moore.
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“In order to make such testimony competent, even when it is shown that the dog is of pure blood, and of a stock characterized by acuteness of scent and power of discrimination, it must be established that the dog in question is possessed of these qualities, and has been trained and tested in their exercise, in the tracking of human beings, by a person who has knowledge and experience in such a matter, and that the test was made by starting the dog at a point where the circumstances tend clearly to show that the alleged guilty party had been, at a time when his presence would instinctively be known to the dog. When so indicated, testimony as to the trailing by a bloodhound may be permitted to go the the jury for what it is worth, as one of the circumstances which may tend to connect the defendant with the crime with which he is accused. It is a circumstance, and the weight to be given to it depends upon the other facts in the case.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The defendant presented a point (seventh assignment) “unless the jury find there is sufficient evidence outside of that furnished by the bloodhound, they will not be justified in convicting the defendant,” was properly refused as it was for the jury to consider that testimony in connection with all the other evidence. It was not conclusive in and of itself, but could be considered as any other circumstance in the case, that was legitimately in evidence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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