Tuesday, August 09, 2011

Comfort Dog in Court

Althouse discusses permitting a vulnerable witness the use of a "comfort dog" during testimony in a criminal case.

Precedent had permitted the use of a teddy bear in such circumstances. A defense attorney - David S. Martin - objected, noting the dog is different from a teddy bear and observing, “There was no way for me to cross-examine the dog.”

From the comments:

"Clearly Mr. Martin is not a dog owner."


"It's fair. Maybe Michael Vick should have used a comfort dog @ his trial."

"Because he could cross examine a teddy bear?"

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