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Audit Finds Lost Evidence At Utah Police Departments

May 03, 2019

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A state audit finds police lost track of dozens of pieces of evidence in Utah, including drugs, paraphernalia and at least one gun.

The audit released Wednesday found missing evidence at five out of the seven agencies in the review sample.

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Criminal Justice Collaborative
A report from the Human Rights Watch makes the case that federal law enforcers, police, and local prosecutors are concealing the origins of evidence and intelligence in scores of criminal cases, especially drug arrests.

Report Alleges Police Use Secret Evidence Collected By Feds To Make Arrests

Feb 01, 2018
A Human Rights Watch report raises questions about the legality of some investigative tactics federal, state and local police are allegedly using to mask sources of evidence in criminal cases.
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Law

Why A Man Declared Innocent Can't Get Out Of Prison

Dec 06, 2017
Benjamine Spencer's case illustrates how difficult it can be for some prisoners in Texas to prove they did not commit a crime without new and unassailable evidence, such as DNA.
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