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By Jeralyn, Section Law Related
Posted on Wed Mar 09, 2005 at 12:31:05 PM EST
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Arkansas prosecutors subpoenaed a defendant's dog to his murder trial, thinking the dog was a witness they could get to "roll over" on him.

[Prosecutors]sent out a batch of subpoenas for anyone who had contact with Albert K. Smith while he was jailed awaiting his murder trial. One of those subpoenas went out to 5-year-old Murphy Smith - Smith's dog, it turned out.

The defendant had written his dog a letter from his cell, and that is how the shih tzu's name got on the witness list. Prosecutors realized the mistake on Tuesday after the defendant's brother brought in Murphy to answer the subpoena and a deputy would not let them into the courthouse because no dogs were allowed.

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    Wednesday Funnies | 7 comments (7 topical)
    Re: Wednesday Funnies (none / 0) (#1)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Mar 09, 2005 at 02:10:40 PM EST
    There's so much left out of this article. why did he write to his dog? Did the dog write back? Who accepted the subpoena on behalf of the dog? Sounds like the cops were just looking for another collar;-)

    Re: Wednesday Funnies (none / 0) (#2)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Mar 09, 2005 at 02:14:43 PM EST
    Another criminal collared. A crime wave unleashed. Did the prisoner flea? This seems a mighty fishy tail.

    Re: Wednesday Funnies (none / 0) (#3)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Mar 09, 2005 at 02:19:26 PM EST
    I forgot: In dogged pursuit of justice.

    Re: Wednesday Funnies (none / 0) (#4)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Mar 09, 2005 at 03:40:39 PM EST
    C'mon NJ, that dog won't hunt! I can't beleive this prosecutor was sirius, maybe they're just grooming her for a different job.

    Re: Wednesday Funnies (none / 0) (#5)
    by cp on Wed Mar 09, 2005 at 06:52:44 PM EST
    too bad really, the dog would probably have been the most honest participant in the entire proceeding. lol

    Re: Wednesday Funnies (none / 0) (#6)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Thu Mar 10, 2005 at 08:58:01 AM EST
    I'm starting to think they kept the wrong beyatch out of the courthouse;-)

    Re: Wednesday Funnies (none / 0) (#7)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Thu Mar 10, 2005 at 11:38:44 AM EST
    arf?

    Wednesday Funnies | 7 comments (7 topical)