Accused In Colorado Sex Crime Case Acquitted Based In Large Part On Poor Police Investigation
Former Greeley police officer Daniel Shepherd was found not guilty by a Colorado jury on February 8, 2012.
What makes this case so important – is that the jury looked at the “he said – she said” nature of the allegations – found both sides had lied or covered up – so they did what jurys are supposed to do – they focused on the absence of forensic evidence that would have pointed the way to the truth. This time – because of the incompetence of the police – there was none
In the words of one juror – who clearly got it right: