STATE v. WANCZYK


196 N.J. Super. 397 (1984)

482 A.2d 964

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF, v. RICHARD A. WANCZYK, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Criminal, Union County.

August 21, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond J. Zeltner, Asst. Pros., for plaintiff (John H. Stamler, Prosecutor).

Joan Van Pelt, Asst. Dep. Pub. Def., for defendant (S. David Levy, Dep. Pub. Def.).


MENZA, J.S.C.

By pretrial motion, defendant seeks an order barring expert testimony from a state witness regarding the use of a bloodhound to track defendant after the alleged commission of a crime. There is no published authority in this State that addresses the admissibility of bloodhound evidence. For the reasons set forth below, I find that this evidence is reliable and admissible.

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