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Criminal

Apr. 24, 2001

First Bite

While the publicity regarding these dogs is reaching new levels, the courts' involvement in such cases reaches back over 25 years.

        By Laurie L. Levenson
        
        Dogs are in the news. With the recent fatal attack by two Presa Canario mastiffs on a woman in San Francisco, and the subsequent prosecution of their owners for murder and manslaughter, both the public and the criminal courts have been forced to focus on the unique issues caused when animals i...

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