Aha!! Then it sounds like the question should instead read "What is the
only animal legally permitted to give testimony in court?"
Very cool.
On 4/8/02 4:57 PM, "Smith, Virginia" <smithv@chaffe.com> wrote:
> A bloodhound is actually allowed to testify in the courtroom as to the
> identity of the owner of a scent on a piece of evidence. So, if the
> evidence left at the crime scene is shown to the bloodhound in the
> courtroom, the animal is allowed to search for and identify the
> owner(producer) of the scent, if he/she is present.
>
> If the proper foundation has been laid for the chain of custody on the
> evidence, then the dog's "testimony" is considered to have great weight. It
> also impresses the hell out of a jury! <g>
>
> Virginia L. Smith
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephanie Davidson [mailto:stephanie.davidson@yale.edu]
> Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 2:05 PM
> To: MBARR
> Cc: 'law-lib@ucdavis.edu'
> Subject: Re: Admissible Evidence
>
>
> Given that it's a common trivia question, I'll have to suggest that
> they're intending the answer to be " the bloodhound." But I have no
> idea where the support for that assertion comes from, since theoretically
> nearly anything could serve as evidence, so long as it meets the other
> FRE evidentiary requirements (e.g. there's no bar I know of on "animal
> evidence" as opposed to "vegetable evidence" or "technological evidence",
> etc.)
>
>
> -stephanie
>
>
>
> On Mon, 8 Apr 2002, MBARR wrote:
>
>>
>> I'm feeling a little dense today, so I'm passing this one to the
>> list. A fifth grade teacher in our area has included the following
> question
>> on a trivia quiz for her students, and I was hoping someone might have an
>> answer (other than the obvious, human beings):
>>
>> WHICH ANIMAL'S EVIDENCE IS ADMISSIBLE IN A COURT OF LAW?
>>
>> Please reply off-list to mbarr@cuyahoga.lib.oh.us. Thanks!
>>
>> Melissa Barr, Legal Resources Specialist
>> Cuyahoga County Public Library
>> 5225 Library Lane
>> Maple Heights, OH 44137
>> Tel. (216) 475-5000
>> mbarr@cuyahoga.lib.oh.us
>>
>
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