Houston Police Find Mislabeled Evidence From 8,000 Cases

[Snazzy]

Houston Police Find Mislabeled Evidence From 8,000 Cases

By Juan A. Lozano Associated Press Writer
Published: Aug 26, 2004

HOUSTON (AP) - Evidence from 8,000 criminal cases has been mislabeled and improperly stored in the Houston Police Department's property room, police said Thursday.
The evidence, much of it from murder investigations, is in 280 boxes and dates from 1979 to 1991, police said. An evidence box should contain material from only one case under department rules.

Police Chief Harold Hurtt said it will take about a year for the department to finish going over the evidence. He blamed the situation on "poor work habits" and "sloppy efforts" by crime lab personnel.

Hurtt said investigators found that Jim Bolding, former head of the department's DNA lab, was responsible for improperly documenting about 900 submissions, some of which dealt with evidence found in the 280 boxes.

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http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBA49RPDYD.html

[kikiek]

1. Oh darn....well most of them were executed already anyways.

What was it Bush said when he was gov? I am certain everyone executed when I was governor was guilty. This should be making the national news.

[Scurrilous]

2. I guess this puts the kibosh...

...on any 'Houston CSI' spinoff.

[Endangered Specie]

3. ROFL! good one!

[Endangered Specie]

4. The only thing the Texas Justice System does right...

is fry people.

[Tight_rope]

5. NO SURPRISED ONE FUCKING BIT!....These racist bastard down here

are a trip!....We are still in the 60's fighting for civil right.

I wonder where "Jim Bolding, former head of the department's DNA lab" is today. Probably fucking up some other racist cities crime lab.

[reprobate]

6. The mistake is thinking there is any 'Justice' in the justice system

The criminal justice system has nothing to do with seeking justice. It has only to do with one side beating the other, and it is way scewed in favor of the state, particularly in capital cases.