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TexasTowelie

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Thu Apr 13, 2017, 02:35 AM Apr 2017

Harris County DA's Office: Police Investigator Made Errors In 65 Cases

The Harris County District Attorney’s office notified to defense lawyers on Wednesday that a crime-scene investigator made errors in 65 cases dating back to October of 2015.

According to DA Kim Ogg’s office, the findings emerged from a recent audit of work done by a Houston Police Department officer who was assigned to conduct crime scene investigations under the supervision of the Houston Forensic Science Center.

Prosecutors are sending notifications about the findings and the name of the office to lawyers in each case involved.

Tyler Flood is the president of the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association.

Read more: http://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2017/04/12/196049/harris-county-das-office-police-investigator-made-errors-in-65-cases/

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