(British Colombia) Evidence regarding a tracker dog was held inadmissible.
Citations:
(1926) 5 DLR 2
Citing:
Cited – Rex v Trupedo 1920
(South Africa) Evidence concerning the activity of a tracker dog was not admissible. Innes CJ said: ‘We have no scientific or accurate knowledge as to the faculty by which dogs of certain breeds are said to be able to follow the scent of one human . .
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Pieterson; Regina v H CACD 8-Nov-1994
The defendants appealed against their convictions for robbery. A dog had been used to follow scents from the scene, picking up items taken in the raid. The defendants objected to admission of evidence of the dog’s activities and reliability.
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Commonwealth, Criminal Evidence
Updated: 15 May 2022; Ref: scu.452349
