The judge likely issued the warrant based on the detective’s sworn testimony. In most cases, a judge does not have the ability or detailed knowledge to independently verify whether the detective completed all necessary checks.
replyThis situation likely resulted from either sloppy investigative work or an honest mistake: the detective believed her booking photo matched the individual captured on camera.
Her booking photo from a prior arrest can be found here: https://mugshots.com/US-States/Tennessee/Carter-County-TN/An...
Do we have recording of the suspect they used for the match?
There's a screenshot from a security camera with the _actual_ suspect in the article that was posted to HN last week.
replyhttps://www.grandforksherald.com/news/north-dakota/ai-error-...
what's with the weird obsession all over the thread that it is the JUDGE who is the only person at fault here?
replyBecause the police or the prosecutor or whatever can ask for whatever they want, but it's up to the judge to refuse their stupid claims. Though the others should get some blame too.
replyEspecially considering the judge is the only person involved in this who is completely immune from being sued.
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replyIt’s the same poster, I assumed they were ai at first but the account is from 2017.
replySome people are just weird