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Thursday, May 26, 2011

County Court judge considers letting dog calm witness at trial

County Court judge considers letting dog calm witness at trial

Written by
Larry Hertz

In a case that may break new legal ground, an 11-year-old golden retriever trained to help young people ease their stress may get the chance to put her skills to work in a Dutchess County courtroom next month.

The dog, named Rose, was in court Wednesday afternoon as Judge Stephen L. Greller heard testimony at a pretrial hearing in the case of City of Poughkeepsie resident Victor Tohom, who is accused of sexually abusing a young girl. Rose spent most of the two-hour hearing dozing under the prosecution table in the fourth-floor courtroom of the county courthouse in the City of Poughkeepsie.
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County Court judge considers letting dog calm witness at trial

Not so far fetched,,,,,,

What's a dog doing in court?

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