Brott v. State

George W. Brott was charged with burglary and convicted. The court received as evidence of guilt the fact that bloodhounds, after being taken to the place where the *396crime Avas committed, appeared to trail the burglar to defendant’s house. The competency of this eAddence is the only question necessary to consider in disposing of the case. The.conduct of the dogs Avas, perhaps, rightly received, in connection Avith an admission made by Brott, as evidence tending to prove that he committed the crime charged in the information; but it was also received as proof of independent crimes which the…